A figure of speech
The word I am looking for is a figure of speech like oxymoron, hyperbole, misnomer.
I can't explain it very well so I will give an example.
In the sentence "world of men", men would mean all human beings. So this one word usually is used as a substitute for large group of people belonging to a particular class. I this case man refers to women, children, old people.
What are these words called.
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I don't understand your post. First,"world of men" is not a sentence. It is a noun phrase which can be used in a sentence.
- I don't understand your post.
- First,"world of men" is not a sentence.
- It is a noun phrase which can be used in a sentence.
- Also, the meaning you attributed to it is not my understanding.
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I don't understand your post.
First,"world of men" is not a sentence. It is a noun phrase which can be used in a sentence. Also, the meaning you attributed to it is not my understanding.
Mrs. Thatcher thrived in a world of men. (Most all strong political figures were men at the time.)
In general, these expressions are called "figurative speech, figures of speech, or liter
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