(adj) using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated, Syn. metonymical, Example:to say `he spent the evening reading Shakespeare' is metonymic because it substitutes the author himself for the author's works
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{ } 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]