metonymic

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Pronunciation

• (British, America) IPA: /ˌmɛt.əˈnɪm.ɪk/

Adjective

metonymic

1. Of, or relating to, a word or phrase that names an object from a single characteristic of it or of a closely related object

   The British government is often referred to by the metonymic expression "Downing Street".

   • 1999, Udo Hahn & Katja Markert, "On the Formal Distinction between Literal and Figurative Language", Progress in Artificial Intelligence: 9th Portuguese Conference on Artificial Intelligence, page 140

     With a metonymic expression encountered in almost every sixth utterance, an uncontroversial need for dealing with this problem is demonstrated.

   Synonyms: metonymical

Translations

• French: métonymique
• Italian: metonimico
• Russian: метоними́ческий
• Spanish: metonímico

Noun

metonymic (plural metonymics)

1. a metonym

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