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Synonyms for "metonymic" in Englisch

Übersicht

Englisch Synonyms: mehr Daten

metonymic:
- metonymic; metonymical

Englisch

Detailed Synonyms for metonymic in Englisch

metonymic:

metonymic Adjektiv

metonymic

– using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated ¹
metonymic; metonymical
– using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated ¹
- metonymic Adjektiv
  - to say `he spent the evening reading Shakespeare' is metonymic because it substitutes the author himself for the author's works¹
- metonymical Adjektiv

Alternate Synonyms for "metonymic":

metonymical; figurative; nonliteral

Verwandte Definitionen für "metonymic":

using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated¹
- to say `he spent the evening reading Shakespeare' is metonymic because it substitutes the author himself for the author's works¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University