metonymic (s)
metonymical (s)

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
Incoming links
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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