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metonymic |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Metonymic \Met`o*nym"ic\, Metonymical \Met`o*nym"ic*al\, a. [See {Metonymy}.] Used by way of metonymy. -- {Met`o*nym"ic*al*ly}, adv From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: metonymic adj : using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated; "to say `he spent the evening reading Shakespeare' is metonymic because it substitutes the author himself for the author's works" [syn: {metonymical}]
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