METONYMIC as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated
   Synonym(s)
   • metonymical (what does metonymical mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • to say `he spent the evening reading Shakespeare” is metonymic because it substitutes the author himself for the author’’s works
   Similar To
   • figurative (what does figurative mean?)
   • nonliteral (what does nonliteral mean?)