Etymology

metonymic

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Today it means: Of, or relating to, a word or phrase that names an object from a single characteristic of it or of a closely related object. Full definition →

Ancient Greek μετωνυμικός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμετωνυμικός“of or like metonymy”
  2. English todaymetonymic

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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