Added 9 October 2026
metonymic
/ˌmɛt.əˈnɪm.ɪk/ adjective
In Latin: metonymicus Wiktionary
adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about metonymic at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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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
Origin
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.
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