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Anonymous Posted 4 years ago
Vocabulary

Meaning of 'nondescript government adresses'

Hi , would you please'tell me what is'the meaning of nondescript government adresses in the following text:

".....you know the Siler Building ,next door?"

" of course," Lacy said as she stood and looked out her window at the Siler Building, one of several nondescript government addresses in Tallahassee.

Does the text mean that the building is a government building with nondescript adress?

Thanks

  

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anonymous Does the text mean that the building is a government building with nondescript adress? No. The writer employs metonymy, using "address" to mean "site".

— Anonymous

  • anonymous Does the text mean that the building is a government building with nondescript adress?
  • No.
  • The writer employs metonymy, using "address" to mean "site".
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anonymousDoes the text mean that the building is a government building with nondescript adress?

No. The writer employs metonymy, using "address" to mean "site".

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