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Metonymical Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -al

Metonymical has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
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"

2

of, or relating to metonymy

Rhyming Words
cal ical kcal fecal jacal bocal decal mucal focal local cocal ducal cecal tical vocal socal mescal plical fiscal laical
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