HyperDic: metonymic

English > 1 sense of the word metonymic:
ADJECTIVEallmetonymic, metonymicalusing the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated
English > metonymic: 1 sense > adjective 1
MeaningUsing the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated.
Example"to say 'he spent the evening reading Shakespeare' is metonymic because it substitutes the author himself for the author's works"
Synonymmetonymical
Broaderfigurative, nonliteral(used of the meanings of words or text) not literal
Spanishmetonímico
Catalanmetonímic
Nounsmetonyma word that denotes one thing but refers to a related thing
Adverbsmetonymicallyin a metonymic manner

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