metonymic
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1. using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated (adj.all)
| similar | : | figurative, nonliteral, |
| definition | : | (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | metonym, |
| definition | : | a word that denotes one thing but refers to a related thing (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | metonymy, |
| definition | : | substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads') (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | metonym, |
| definition | : | a word that denotes one thing but refers to a related thing (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | metonymy, |
| definition | : | substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads') (noun.communication) |
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