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Of, or relating to, a word or phrase that names an object from a single characteristic of it or of a closely related object.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The British government is often referred to by the metonymic expression "Downing Street".
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: metonymical, metonymous
Antonyms: none provided
Synonym of metonym, an instance of metonymy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: metonym
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 3
using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- to say `he spent the evening reading Shakespeare' is metonymic because it substitutes the author himself for the author's works
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: metonymical
Antonyms: none provided
From Ancient Greek μετωνυμικός (metōnumikós, “of or like metonymy”), from μετωνυμία (metōnumía, “change of name”), from μετά (metá, “other”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”). By surface analysis, metonym + -ic.
Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
metonímic
— of, or relating to, a word that names an object from a single characteristic of it or of a closely related object
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Danish:
metonymisk
— of, or relating to, a word that names an object from a single characteristic of it or of a closely related object
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Finnish:
metonyyminen
— of, or relating to, a word that names an object from a single characteristic of it or of a closely related object
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French:
métonymique
— of, or relating to, a word that names an object from a single characteristic of it or of a closely related object
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Greek:
μετωνυμικός
(metonymikós)
— of, or relating to, a word that names an object from a single characteristic of it or of a closely related object
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Ancient Greek:
μετωνυμικός
(metōnumikós)
— of, or relating to, a word that names an object from a single characteristic of it or of a closely related object
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Irish:
meatonaimeach
— of, or relating to, a word that names an object from a single characteristic of it or of a closely related object
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Italian:
metonimico
— of, or relating to, a word that names an object from a single characteristic of it or of a closely related object
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Latin:
metonymicus
— of, or relating to, a word that names an object from a single characteristic of it or of a closely related object
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Norwegian Bokmål:
metonymisk
— of, or relating to, a word that names an object from a single characteristic of it or of a closely related object
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
metonymisk
— of, or relating to, a word that names an object from a single characteristic of it or of a closely related object
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Russian:
метоними́ческий
(metonimíčeskij)
— of, or relating to, a word that names an object from a single characteristic of it or of a closely related object
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Spanish:
metonímico
— of, or relating to, a word that names an object from a single characteristic of it or of a closely related object
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Swedish:
metonymisk
— of, or relating to, a word that names an object from a single characteristic of it or of a closely related object
