antonomase

Dans le langage courant, l'antonomase est fréquemment utilisée pour mettre en valeur les traits d'une personne.
Antonomasia is very frequently used in everyday language to emphasize features of a person.
Il était fier d'être rocker. Pour parler d'Elvis Presley, il utilisait toujours l'antonomase « le Roi ».
He was a proud rocker. He'd always use the antonomasia "The King" to refer to Elvis Presley.
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