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Meaning of "metonymical" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF METONYMICAL

metonymical  [ˌmɛtəˈnɪmɪkəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF METONYMICAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Metonymical is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH METONYMICAL


agrochemical
ˌæɡrəʊˈkɛmɪkəl
anatomical
ˌænəˈtɒmɪkəl
astronomical
ˌæstrəˈnɒmɪkəl
biochemical
ˌbaɪəʊˈkɛmɪkəl
chemical
ˈkɛmɪkəl
comical
ˈkɒmɪkəl
economical
ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪkəl
electrochemical
ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈkɛmɪkəl
gastronomical
ˌɡæstrəˈnɒmɪkəl
geochemical
ˌdʒiːəʊˈkɛmɪkəl
histochemical
ˌhɪstəʊˈkemɪkəl
inimical
ɪˈnɪmɪkəl
mimical
ˈmɪmɪkəl
pantomimical
ˌpæntəˈmɪmɪkəl
petrochemical
ˌpɛtrəʊˈkɛmɪkəl
petrochemicals
ˌpɛtrəʊˈkɛmɪkəl
physicochemical
ˌfɪzɪkəʊˈkɛmɪkəl
stereochemical
ˌstɛrɪəʊˈkɛmɪkəl
synonymical
ˌsɪnəˈnɪmɪkəl
toponymical
ˌtɒpəˈnɪmɪkəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE METONYMICAL

meticulousness
metif
metoestrous
metoestrus
metol
Metonic cycle
metonym
metonymic
metonymically
metonymies
metonymy
metope
metopic
metopism
metopon
metoposcopic
metoposcopical
metoposcopist
metoposcopy
metopryl

WORDS THAT END LIKE METONYMICAL

academical
agronomical
alchemical
biogeochemical
clinical
cytochemical
dynamical
hydrodynamical
mechanochemical
microchemical
neuroanatomical
neurochemical
nonchemical
phytochemical
polemical
radiochemical
rhythmical
taxonomical
thermochemical
thermodynamical
uneconomical

Synonyms and antonyms of metonymical in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «metonymical» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF METONYMICAL

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The translations of metonymical from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «metonymical» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

转喻
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

metonímica
570 millions of speakers

English

metonymical
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

metonymical
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

metonymical
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

метонимической
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

metonímica
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

metonymical
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

métonymique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Metonymical
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

metonymisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

metonymical
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

metonymical
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Metonymical
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

metonymical
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

metonymical
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मेटोनॅमेनिअल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

metonymical
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

metonimico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

metonymical
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

метонимической
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

metonimică
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

metonymical
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

metonymical
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

metonymical
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

metonymisk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of metonymical

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «METONYMICAL»

The term «metonymical» is used very little and occupies the 167.934 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «METONYMICAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about metonymical

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «METONYMICAL»

Discover the use of metonymical in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to metonymical and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Creative Compounding in English: The Semantics of ...
Accordingly, this book sets out to explore whether the semantics of metaphorical and metonymical noun_noun combinations can be systematically analysed within a theoretical framework, where systematicity pertains to regularities in both the ...
Réka Benczes, 2006
2
The Title of the Letter: A Reading of Lacan
of meaning that Lacan identifies as a "metonymical chain." Even though the metonymical sliding of signifiers ultimately rests upon the abolishment of meaning, this abolished meaning is maintained both as the cause and as the telos of the ...
Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe, Jean-Luc Nancy, 1992
3
Tropical Truth(s): The Epistemology of Metaphor and other Tropes
turns over into the metonymical use of an external feature to name the referent. The first language is, therefore, “Imitation [...] of the sounding, acting, stirring nature! Taken from the interjections of all beings and animated by the interjections of ...
Armin Burkhardt, Brigitte Nerlich, 2010
4
Rules and Meanings
This scintillating analysis of the logic of French naming of birds, dogs, cattle, and racehorses is conducted with the aid of two concepts, metaphorical and metonymical relations based on principles of contiguity and resemblance. I have myself ...
Mary Douglas, 2013
5
Literal Meaning
In my framework, the process of metonymical transfer is 'local', not global, yet it is sensitive to the linguistic (and extralinguistic) context in which the expression which receives the metonymical interpretation occurs. In particular, it is sensitive to ...
François Recanati, 2004
6
Metaphor and Metonymy in Comparison and Contrast
(1987) and Wierzbicka (1990) apparently do not think that metaphorical and metonymical understanding plays a role in the way emotion concepts are understood and constituted. Others, however, believe that metaphorical and metonymical ...
René Dirven, Ralf Pörings, 2003
7
The Emerald City and Other Essays on the Architectural ...
Furthermore, metonymical procedures "begin in translation — actually, the failure of translation — and end in image, which is the only means of sustaining an ambiguous relation of polyvalent meanings."130 If metonymy is accepted as the ...
Daniel Willis, 1999
8
Verbal Behavior:
METONYMICAL EXTENSION Metaphor, as here defined, includes similes and several minor variations distinguished in classical rhetoric. A separate category is advisable for what we may call metonymy, using the word to include several ...
B. F. Skinner, 2014
9
Historical Cognitive Linguistics
Degrees of polysemy and the importance of considering intra- and extra-linguistic factors The twenty lexemes included in the data all have metonymical object senses at some point in their histories, although many of these senses are now ...
Margaret E. Winters, Heli Tissari, Kathryn Allan, 2010
10
Relevance Theory: Applications and Implications
Recanati (1995) correctly argues that the process of metonymical transfer is 'local ', not global. In his analysis, metonymical transfer is also assumed to be 'sensitive to the linguistic and extralinguistic context in which the expression which ...
Robyn Carston, Seiji Uchida, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «METONYMICAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term metonymical is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Tickle gizzard and the pleasure pivot: A history of sex slang and the …
What matters is the language he used, or more properly the language into which Urquhart, a devotee of 'metonymical, ironical, metaphysical ... «Salon, Oct 14»
2
Obama Is Epictetus
Americans want our president to be all-powerful because we see him as a metonymical extension of ourselves: if the most powerful man on ... «Huffington Post, Sep 14»
3
Disability as Metaphor in Two Novellas of Aharon Appelfeld
It is a metonymical bond as the disability becomes immediately part of the protagonists' identity. 3 Gilles Deleuze & Claire Parnet (1987), p. 1. 5In this context, ... «Revues.org, May 14»
4
What's on Chengdu November 22-24
Hysteria Metaphorical and Metonymical Life-World @ A4 Gallery Chen Xiaoyun solo exhibition. Free entrance. October 27 - December 27. «GoChengdoo, Nov 13»
5
Off Asides On Dallas Cowboys vs Washington Racial Slurs
Upon learning that Gump was actually a metaphorical and metonymical parable, he said, “I'll be darned.” Then he found a dictionary and while ... «FWWeekly, Oct 13»
6
Criticism Toward Manziel Says a Lot More About Critics Than …
Unyielding moral fervor and an android-like aversion to anything fun or festive is supposedly metonymical with a quarterback's success. «Huffington Post, Sep 13»
7
Great Lines: “April is the cruellest month”
This is the type we have in Eliot's line, where “cruel” seems not to agree with the idea of spring (expressed in the metonymical “April”), which we ... «First Things, Apr 13»
8
I love the challenge of innovation: Artist Jaideep Mehrotra
What are the thoughts that went into creating 'Metonymical Subtext'? It's my solo show in Mumbai after four years. The thoughts are somewhat ... «Daily News & Analysis, Dec 11»
9
Metonymically yours: Jaideep Mehrotra
Jaideep explains metonymical as something that is used in lieu of something else. "For example we say 'the Crown' instead of 'the King'. «Times of India, Dec 11»
10
Semiotician Ginny Valentine dies
... lasted almost one whole night in her kitchen and I cannot remember if we decided that the world was definitely metonymical or metaphorical). «Research Magazine, Nov 10»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Metonymical [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/metonymical>. Apr 2024 ».
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