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metonymous

metonymous adjective: synonym of metonymic, using or related to metonymy.

Adjective

metonymous (comparative more metonymous, superlative most metonymous)

  1. Synonym of metonymic, using or related to metonymy.
    Synonyms:
    metonymic, using or related to metonymy

Synonyms of metonymous

Forms of metonymous

comparativemore metonymous
superlativemost metonymous

Origin of metonymous

From metonymy + -ous.

Words formed from metonymous

Questions about metonymous

What does metonymous mean?
Metonymous means synonym of metonymic, using or related to metonymy.
What part of speech is metonymous?
Metonymous is an adjective.

Words near metonymous in the dictionary

  1. metonymies
  2. metonymize
  3. metonymized
  4. metonymizes
  5. metonymizing
  6. metonymous
  7. metonymously
  8. metonyms
  9. metonymy
  10. metoo
  11. metooed

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