metonymic
adjEtymology
From Ancient Greek μετωνυμικός (metōnumikós, “of or like metonymy”), from μετωνυμία (metōnumía, “change of name”), from μετά (metá, “other”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”). By surface analysis, metonym + -ic.
Definitions
Of, or relating to, a word or phrase that names an object from a single characteristic of…
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".
- With a metonymic expression encountered in almost every sixth utterance, an uncontroversial need for dealing with this problem is demonstrated.
Synonym of metonym, an instance of metonymy.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at metonymic. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at metonymic. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
10 hops · closes at metonymic
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA