1. relating to or involving metonymy, a figure of speech in which something is referred to by the name of something closely associated with it
Usage: rhetoric; linguistics

Examples

• The phrase ‘the White House announced’ is a metonymic expression referring to the president’s administration.
• Using ‘Hollywood’ to mean the film industry is a common metonymic usage.
• The metonymic relationship between ‘crown’ and ‘monarchy’ is well established in English.
• Her metonymic use of ‘Wall Street’ clearly referred to financial institutions.
• The poet employed metonymic language throughout the verse.
• Students often struggle to identify metonymic expressions in literature.