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- [met-uh-nim-i-kuh l or met-uh-nim-ik]
- /ˌmɛt əˈnɪm ɪ kəl or ˌmɛt əˈnɪm ɪk/
- /mˌetənˈɪmɪkəl/
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- [met-uh-nim-i-kuh l or met-uh-nim-ik]
- /ˌmɛt əˈnɪm ɪ kəl or ˌmɛt əˈnɪm ɪk/
Definitions of metonymical word
- adjective metonymical having the nature of metonymy. 1
- noun metonymical Of, or relating to metonymy. 1
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Origin of metonymical
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
1570-80; < Greek metōnymik(ós) (see metonymy, -ic) + -al1
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Parts of speech for Metonymical
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
metonymical popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
metonymical usage trend in Literature
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