Supernomaly

What is Supernomaly?


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A word which begins as a name for a specific member of a general class of items, but which ends up signifying the entire class.

Because Xerox was the first manufacturer of photocopy machines, many people now use "Xerox" as a synonym for photocopier, thus rendering "xerox" a supernomaly.

See synecdoche, xerox, tissue, synonym, Anomaly


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