metonymical
adjective
metonymically
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a word derived from
metonymical.
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a word derived from
metonymy.
metonymynouna figure of speech that consists of the use of the name of one object or concept for that of another to which it is related, or of which it is a part, as “scepter” for “sovereignty,” or “the bottle” for “strong drink,” or “count heads (or noses)” for “count people.”
Example Sentences
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Brennan and Dale wear tuxedoes and sneakers to job interviews; Scott’s character’s terribleness is rendered metonymically through his attachment to a Bluetooth earpiece.
From Slate ● Feb. 22, 2016
But they now define those wars – and they do so through their horror, with the suffering they portray linked metonymically to the conflicts in which it occurred.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 9, 2014
The name was then metonymically transferred to the repository in which that relic was preserved, and afterwards, by a natural expansion, became the ordinary designation of the smaller sanctuaries.
From Notes and Queries, Number 26, April 27, 1850 by Various
The word hukm, which commonly signifies the exercise of government or judicial power, is here used metonymically in the sense of the place of dominion, the seat of government.
From Alaeddin and the Enchanted Lamp by Payne, John
