metonymic
me·to·ny·mic
adjective
1.
using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated
- “to say”
- “is metonymic because it substitutes the author himself for the author”
Origin
From Ancient Greek μετωνυμικός (metōnumikós, “of or like metonymy”), from μετωνυμία (metōnumía, “change of name”), from μετά (metá, “other”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”). By surface analysis, metonym + -ic.
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