métonymique

Dans ce sens métonymique, « couronne » signifie « roi ».
In this metonymical sense, "crown" means "king."
Une section significative de Parler avec les mains : photographies de la Collection Buhl est consacrée aux portraits de mains faisant fonction de représentation métonymique de la personne.
A significant part of Speaking with Hands: Photographs from The Buhl Collection is devoted to portraits of hands that function as metonymic representations of the person.
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