Metonymic

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  • adj. Of, or relating to, a word or phrase that names an object from a single characteristic of it or of a closely related object.
  • n. A metonym.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Used by way of metonymy; using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Pertaining to or of the nature of metonymy; used by way of metonymy.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated
    • Equivalent
    figurative    nonliteral    metonymical   
    Form
    metonymically    metonymical   
     
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