metonymic

Letters that make metonymic

o, e, n, c, m, t, i, y are letters that make 'metonymic'

Words within metonymic

mi, IC, MI, ton, metonym, on, ic, ME, NY are words within 'metonymic'


1 possible definitions for 'metonymic'

Metonymic as "using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated"

Under this definition, metonymic is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

metonymical has the same meaning as metonymic

Derivatives of metonymic

metonym, metonymy are derivatives of 'metonymic'.

Similar to metonymic

figurative, nonliteral are similar to 'metonymic'.

Example of metonymic used within this context

"to say `he spent the evening reading Shakespeare' is metonymic because it substitutes the author himself for the author's works"



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