| Pronunciation: | | `metu'nimik
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[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" |
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METONYMIC is a 9 letter word that starts with M. |
| | Synonyms: | | figurative, metonymical, nonliteral |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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