m 3 e 1 t 1 o 1 n 1 y 4 m 3 i 1 c 3 a 1 l 1
11 letters · 20 points in Scrabble
Meaning
adjective using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated
originEtymology tree English metonym Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English metonymical From metonym + -ical.
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Words from these letters
- metonymic 18
- mycetoma 17
- momently 15
- mycelian 15
- clammy 15
- camomile 14
- metonym 14
- mycelia 14
- myeloma 14
- commy 14
- melanotic 13
- mylonite 13