metonymousadj.
/mᵻˈtɒnᵻməs/, U.S. /məˈtɑnəməs/ = metonymic adj.
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1917 Philos. Rev. 26 406 By metonymous extension of meaning the term appearance is commonly applied to the apparent qualities of a percept in their combination.
1934 in Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Metonymous.
1964 M. Critchley Developmental Dyslexia vi. 23 The word suggested may be one which is approximate in meaning, or one which is metonymous.
1991 A. M. Emmet Sci. Names Brit. Lepidoptera 18 Linnaeus also turned to human occupations and behaviour; 1635 castrensis, the camper, is both metonymous and descriptive of larval behaviour.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1917- intransibly
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