About The Word Metonymic
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Metonymic
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What's The Definition Of Metonymic?
[adj] using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated; "to say `he spent the evening reading Shakespeare' is metonymic because it substitutes the author himself for the author's works"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Metonymic: figurative | metonymical | nonliteral Related Terms | Find terms related to Metonymic: See Also | Metonymic In Webster's Dictionary \Met`o*nym"ic\, Metonymical \Met`o*nym"ic*al\, a. [See
{Metonymy}.]
Used by way of metonymy. -- {Met`o*nym"ic*al*ly}, adv.
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