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metonymic

/ˌmɛt̬.əˈnɪm.ɪk/

បែបន័យធៀបជំនួស

  1. adjective បែបន័យធៀបជំនួស, ដែលទាក់ទងនឹងន័យធៀប
    relating to or using a figure of speech in which a thing is referred to by the name of something closely associated with it
    ដែលទាក់ទងនឹងពាក្យប្រៀបធៀបដោយប្រើឈ្មោះវត្ថុជាប់ទាក់ទងមកជំនួស
    Using 'the Crown' to mean the monarchy is a metonymic expression.
    ការប្រើពាក្យ 'ម្កុដ' ដើម្បីសំដៅលើរាជបល្ល័ង្ក គឺជាការប្រើប្រាស់ពាក្យបែបន័យធៀបជំនួស។

Synonyms: figurative, symbolic, metaphorical

Antonyms: literal

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kinsfolk labeler lacunar laigh larcenous levirate lungful malignity malter manful metalcraft metalinguistic misidentify morosely morphometry mortarboard murmuration myalgic myotonia myxoma nife nohow nonsignificant nowaday

Source: ToolOrca English–Khmer dictionary.