metonymic English

Meaning metonymic meaning

What does metonymic mean?

metonymic

— adjective 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

Synonyms metonymic synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as metonymic?

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metonymical

metaphorical

metonymous

metaphoric

analogical