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    METONYMICAL

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (adjective) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associatedplay

    Example:

    to say 'he spent the evening reading Shakespeare' is metonymic because it substitutes the author himself for the author's works

    Synonyms:

    metonymic; metonymical

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    figurative; nonliteral ((used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech)

    Derivation:

    metonym (a word that denotes one thing but refers to a related thing)

    metonymy (substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in 'they counted heads'))

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