Associations to the word «Metonymic»
Noun
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Wiktionary
METONYMIC, adjective. Of, or relating to, a word or phrase that names an object from a single characteristic of it or of a closely related object.
METONYMIC, noun. A metonym.
Dictionary definition
METONYMIC, adjective. 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".
Wise words
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.