Metonymic
Metonymic adjective - Using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated.
Usage example: 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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Synonyms for Metonymic
Metonymical is a synonym for metonymic. In some cases you can use "Metonymical" instead an adjective "Metonymic".
Metonymical
Metonymical adjective - Using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated.
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Synonyms for Metonymical
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- poetic and metonymic
- poetic and metonymical
- rhetorical and metonymic
- rhetorical and metonymical
- figurative and metonymic
- figurative and metonymical
- tropical and metonymic
- tropical and metonymical
- extended and metonymic
- extended and metonymical
- antithetic and metonymic
- antithetic and metonymical
- antithetical and metonymic
- antithetical and metonymical
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