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by eropple 4042 days ago
It's called metonymy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metonymy
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andrewrice 4042 days ago
See also synecdoche.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synecdoche

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metonymy 4042 days ago
Exactly!
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