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[syn: metonymic, metonymical]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Metonymic \Met`o*nym"ic\, Metonymical \Met`o*nym"ic*al\, a. [See
Metonymy.]
Used by way of metonymy; using the name of one thing for that
of another with which it is closely associated. --
Met`o*nym"ic*al*ly, adv.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
metonymical
adj 1: 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"
[syn: metonymic, metonymical]