The difference between Antonomasia and Nickname
When used as nouns, antonomasia means the substitution of an epithet or title in place of a proper noun, whereas nickname means a familiar, invented given name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing.
Nickname is also verb with the meaning: to give a nickname to (a person or thing).
check bellow for the other definitions of Antonomasia and Nickname
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Antonomasia as a noun (rhetoric):
The substitution of an epithet or title in place of a proper noun
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Antonomasia as a noun (rhetoric):
Use of a proper name to suggest its most obvious quality or aspect.
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Nickname as a noun:
A familiar, invented given name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing.
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Nickname as a noun:
A kind of byname that describes a person by a characteristic of that person.
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Nickname as a verb (transitive):
To give a nickname to (a person or thing).