Hyphenation of metonymy

Are you trying to hyphenate metonymy? Unfortunately it cannot be hyphenated because it only contains one syllable.

metonymy

Definitions of metonymy:

1.	Substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads')

Synonyms of metonymy:

noun	trope, figure of speech, figure, image

Last hyphenations of this language

daltons open-air compole daily-breader muumuu serratodentate pole-vaulter multicomputer unprofessionalism Ecclesiastes bombshell tularaemia teat translucency Woodley tutu triphthongal turboprop motorcycle

Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.