Turkish - English
Definition of metonimik in Turkish English dictionary
- (Dilbilim) metonymic
- A metonym
- Of, or relating to, a word or phrase that names an object from a single characteristic of it or of a closely related object
With a metonymic expression encountered in almost every sixth utterance, an uncontroversial need for dealing with this problem is demonstrated.
- of, or relating to a metonym or to metonymy
- Used by way of metonymy
- {s} having the nature of metonymy, of or pertaining to the use of a related word to represent another word that it does not specifically denote (Rhetoric)
- 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"