Definition of metonymical Metonymical
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We found 3 definitions of metonymical from 3 different sources.
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What does metonymical mean?
WordNet
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| metonymical - 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" | ||
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| nonliteral, figurative (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech; "figurative language" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- metonymical (Adjective)
Of, or relating to metonymy.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- metonymical (a.)
Used by way of metonymy.
