Found 2 items, similar to metonymic.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: metonymic
metonymic
adj : 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:
metonymical]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Metonymic
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.
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