metonymic

English - Turkish

Definition of metonymic in English Turkish dictionary

(Dilbilim) benzerinin ismini kullanan

(Dilbilim) metonimik

English - English

Definition of metonymic in English English dictionary

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"

Hyphenation

me·to·ny·mic

Etymology

() From Ancient Greek μετωνυμικός (metōnumikos, “of or like metonymy”) μετωνυμία (metōnumia, “change of name”) μετά (meta, “other”) + ὄνυμα (onuma, “name”).