metonymically

Adverb

Meaning

in a metonymic manner

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Examples

Plischke, p. 467. Since May 1947, it has occupied the Harry S. Truman Building in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington; the State Department is therefore sometimes metonymically referred to as "Foggy Bottom." citation Alex Carmine. Source: Internet

The yew was an important material in the making of bows, and the word ýr, "yew", is often used metonymically to refer to bows. Source: Internet

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