metonymical

• Relatif à la métonymie ou qui la caractérise — figure de rhétorique où un mot ou une expression est remplacé par un autre qui lui est étroitement associé (par exemple, « la couronne » pour « la monarchie »).

Relating to or characterized by metonymy, a figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated (e.g., 'the crown' for 'the monarchy').

1. Using a related termC2formal

   Relating to or characterized by metonymy, where the name of one thing is used to refer to another thing closely associated with it.

   Métonymique

   • The phrase 'the crown' is a metonymical reference to the monarchy.
   • In literature, 'the pen' is often used metonymically to represent writing or authority.
   • 'The White House' is a metonymical term for the U.S. presidential administration.

   Synonymesmetonymic