METONYMIC


Meaning of METONYMIC in English

| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|nimik adjective

or met·o·nym·i·cal -mə̇kəl

Etymology: metonymic from Greek metōnymikos, from metōnymia metonymy + -ikos -ic; metonymical from Greek metōnymikos + English -al

: of, relating to, or involving metonymy — used in metonymy

• met·o·nym·i·cal·ly -mə̇k(ə)lē adverb

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