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English
Etymology
From metonym + -ical.
Adjective
metonymical (comparative more metonymical, superlative most metonymical)
- Synonym of metonymic, of or relating to metonymy.
1597, Michaell Draiton [i.e., Michael Drayton], “[Englands Heroicall Epistles.] The Epistle of Rosamond to King Henry the Second. Notes of the Chronicle Historie.”, in Poems: , London: [Valentine Simmes] for N Ling, published 1605, →OCLC, folios 4, verso – 5, recto:Meander is a Riuer in Lycia, a Prouince of Natolia, or Aſia minor famous for the ſinuoſitie and often turning thereof, riſing from certaine hills in Meonia, hereupon are intricate turnings by a tranſumptive and metonimicall kind of ſpeech, called Meanders, for this Riuer did ſo ſtrangely path it ſelfe, that the foote ſeemed to touch the head.
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