Meanings
comparative more metonymical · superlative most metonymical
- Synonym of metonymic, of or relating to metonymy.
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Meander is a Riuer in Lycia, a Prouince of Natolia, or Aſia minor famous for the ſinuoſitie and often turning thereof, riſing from certaine hills in Meonia, hereupon are intricate turnings by a tranſumptive and metonimicall kind of ſpeech, called Meanders, for this Riuer did ſo ſtrangely path it ſelfe, that the foote ſeemed to touch the head.
1597, Michaell [i.e., Michael] Drayton, “The Epistle of Rosamond to King Henry the Second. Notes of the Chronicle Historie”, in Englands Heroicall Epistles, London: […] I[ames] R[oberts] for N[icholas] Ling, […], →OCLC, folios 4, verso – 5, rectoSynonyms: metonymic, of or relating to metonymy
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveSynonym of metonymic, of or relating to metonymy.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveusing the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated
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Origin
- Englishmetonym
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishmetonymical
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