Replacing a word with a phrase, but not in the case of a euphemism. Example: replacing "United Nations" with "Headquarters of Peace" so the sentence would be, "It would cause war in the headquarters of peace."
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2Hello, Lydia. What is your definition of 'word'? (2) Synonymy is not confined to swappable single orthographic words (but neither does it include offbeat substitutes). – Edwin Ashworth Feb 08 '17 at 15:39
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The term name is metonymy. Thank you though! – Lydia Shields Feb 10 '17 at 13:40
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Metonymy:"the substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant, for example suit for business executive, or the track for horse racing." – Cascabel_StandWithUkraine_ Feb 10 '17 at 13:50
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I asked a language professor and the term name is metonymy.
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3While this is the correct answer, please restructure it to be a more useful answer to others. Please include a definition, a source, and proper formatting. – Hank Feb 10 '17 at 14:06
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But please first check (on discovering that the word you require is 'metonymy') that the term hasn't been sought on ELU before. It has. Also, I doubt if 'Headquarters of Peace' is recognised as a metonym for the UN (or even the UN Building). I've seen a descriptive juxtaposition: 'It’s known as the headquarters of peace and hope for countries from all around the world to express their views on a range of important international issues.'
Read more: http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/354239#ixzz4YJXSav82 // However, metonyms are usually well recognised figures of speech.
– Edwin Ashworth Feb 10 '17 at 19:58