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METONYMIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does metonymic mean?
• METONYMIC (adjective)
The adjective METONYMIC has 1 sense:
1. using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated
Familiarity information: METONYMIC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated
Synonyms:
metonymic; metonymical
Context example:
to say 'he spent the evening reading Shakespeare' is metonymic because it substitutes the author himself for the author's works
Similar:
figurative; nonliteral ((used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech)
Derivation:
metonym (a word that denotes one thing but refers to a related thing)
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