metonymical

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(met′ə nim′i kəl)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
met•o•nym•i•cal  (met′ə nim′i kəl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Rhetorichaving the nature of metonymy.
Also, met′o•nym′ic. 
  • Greek metōnymik(ós) (see metonymy, -ic) + -al1
  • 1570–80
met′o•nym′i•cal•ly, adv. 

'metonymical' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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