a01419999
| type | s |
| lex_filenum | 00 |
| def | using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated |
| examples | to say `he spent the evening reading Shakespeare' is metonymic because it substitutes the author himself for the author's works |
| Outgoing links | |
| Similar to | figurative, nonliteral |
| Derivationally related form | metonymical → metonymy; metonymical → metonym |
| Derivationally related form | metonymic → metonym |
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| Similar to | figurative, nonliteral |
| Derived from adjective | metonymically → metonymic |
| Derivationally related form | metonym → metonymic |
| Derivationally related form | metonym → metonymical; metonymy → metonymical |
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