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  1. metonymic, metonymicaladjective

    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"

    Synonyms:
    metonymical

    Antonyms:
    literal

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