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metonymously

metonymously adverb: synonym of metonymically, by means of metonymy.

Adverb

metonymously (comparative more metonymously, superlative most metonymously)

  1. Synonym of metonymically, by means of metonymy.
    Synonyms:
    metonymically, by means of metonymy

Synonyms of metonymously

Forms of metonymously

comparativemore metonymously
superlativemost metonymously

Origin of metonymously

From metonymous + -ly.

Questions about metonymously

What does metonymously mean?
Metonymously means synonym of metonymically, by means of metonymy.
What part of speech is metonymously?
Metonymously is an adverb.

Words near metonymously in the dictionary

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

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