metonymisk
Metonymisk is the Swedish adjective equivalent to the English term "metonymic" and describes the use or quality of metonymy, a figure of speech and cognitive process in which one entity is referred to by the name of another that is closely associated with it. Metonymic expressions rely on contiguity, association, or causal and contextual relations rather than on resemblance, which distinguishes them from metaphors.
Common examples include using "the crown" for a monarchy, "the White House" for the U.S. executive administration,
In linguistics and cognitive science, metonymy is studied as a mechanism of meaning extension and semantic
Literature and rhetoric use metonymic devices for characterization, emphasis, and stylistic effect. Metonymy is closely related