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It is the use of a title or epithet to address or refer to someone or something rather than using the proper name.
Examples:
A. "Professor D.C. Ray" for Death Ray
B. "the Iron Duke" for Duke of Wellington
C. "the Iron Lady" for Margaret Thatcher
D. "Auld Reekie" for Edinburgh
E. "the Philosopher" for Aristotle
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∙ 9y agoAn antonomasia is a form of metonymy in which the substitution of an epithet or phrase for a proper name. Well known examples for an antonomasia are "The King of Pop" for Michael Jackson and "The Dark Knight" for Batman.
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