'Metonymical' definitions:

Definition of 'metonymical'

From: WordNet
adjective
Using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated; "to say `he spent the evening reading Shakespeare' is metonymic because it substitutes the author himself for the author's works" [syn: metonymic, metonymical]

Definition of 'Metonymical'

From: GCIDE
  • Metonymic \Met`o*nym"ic\, Metonymical \Met`o*nym"ic*al\, a. [See Metonymy.] Used by way of metonymy; using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated. -- {Met`o*nym"ic*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster]

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