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Synonyms for metonymical in English

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metonymical:
- metonymical; metonymic

English

Detailed Synonyms for metonymical in English

metonymical:

metonymical adj

metonymical

– using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated ¹
metonymical; metonymic
– using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated ¹
- metonymical adj
- metonymic adj
  - to say `he spent the evening reading Shakespeare' is metonymic because it substitutes the author himself for the author's works¹

Alternate Synonyms for "metonymical":

metonymic; figurative; nonliteral

Related Definitions for "metonymical":

using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University