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metonymic

/,mɛtə'nɪmɪk/

Synonyms of metonymic Antonyms of metonymic Examples of metonymic Usage of metonymic Parts of metonymic Definition that contains metonymic Words sounding like metonymic Explanation of metonymic

adjective
using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated
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"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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metonymical figurative nonliteral

Examples of metonymic

"to say `he spent the evening reading Shakespeare' is metonymic because it substitutes the author himself for the author's works"