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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