Definition of metonymic Metonymic
met•o•nym•ic
We found 4 definitions of metonymic from 3 different sources.
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What does metonymic mean?
WordNet
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| metonymic - 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" | ||
| metonymical | ||
| nonliteral, figurative (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech; "figurative language" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- metonymic (Noun)
A metonym. - metonymic (Adjective)
Of, or relating to, a word or phrase that names an object from a single characteristic of it or of a closely related object.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- metonymic (a.)
Alt. of Metonymical
