The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
metonymic — metonym ► NOUN ▪ a word or expression used as a substitute for something with which it is closely associated, e.g. Washington for the US government. DERIVATIVES metonymic adjective metonymy noun. ORIGIN from Greek met numia change of name … English terms dictionary
metonymic — adjective 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 • Syn: ↑metonymical •… … Useful english dictionary
metonymic — adjective see metonymy … New Collegiate Dictionary
metonymic — See metonymy. * * * … Universalium
metonymic — metÉ™ nɪmɪk adj. 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) … English contemporary dictionary
metonymic — met·o·nym·ic … English syllables
metonymic — /mɛtəˈnɪmɪk/ (say metuh nimik) adjective having the nature of metonymy. Also, metonymical. –metonymically, adverb …
Metonymical — Metonymic Met o*nym ic, Metonymical Met o*nym ic*al, a. [See {Metonymy}.] Used by way of metonymy; using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated. {Met o*nym ic*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Metonymically — Metonymic Met o*nym ic, Metonymical Met o*nym ic*al, a. [See {Metonymy}.] Used by way of metonymy; using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated. {Met o*nym ic*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fewell — Metonymic job descriptive nickname surnames were very popular in medieval times, and this may be an example. If so, it derives from the Olde English pre 7th Century Fugol meaning a domestic fowl or in fact a breeder or seller of Fowls . The… … Surnames reference
