metonymic
ADJECTIVE
/,mɛtə'nɪmɪk/
9 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH M
metonymic is a valid 9-letter word worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
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M3E1T1O1N1Y4M3I1C3
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 3 + 1 + 3 =18 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 36TRIPLE WORD → 54
MEANING
What does metonymic mean?
ADJECTIVE · 1 SENSE
1
Using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated.
“to say `he spent the evening reading Shakespeare' is metonymic because it substitutes the author himself for the author's works”
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