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eponymous
e·pon·y·mous E0185400 (ĭ-pŏn′ə-məs)adj.1. Of, relating to, or constituting an eponym.2. Named after something else or deriving from an existing name or word: "Programs such as He-Man and Masters of the Universe ... were all created with the explicit purpose of selling the eponymous toys to children" (Susan Gregory Thomas).
[From Greek epōnumos; see eponym.]eponymous (ɪˈpɒnɪməs) adj1. (of a person) being the person after whom a literary work, film, etc, is named: the eponymous heroine in the film of Jane Eyre. 2. (of a literary work, film, etc) named after its central character or creator: the Stooges' eponymous debut album. eˈponymously advep•on•y•mous (əˈpɒn ə məs)
adj. giving one's name to something, as a tribe or place. [1840–50; < Greek epṓnymos. See ep-, -onym, -ous] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | eponymous - being or relating to or bearing the name of an eponymeponymic |
TranslationsEponymous
Referring to an eponym; derived from a proper name, which is so fully integrated in the mainstream language that it is commonly written in lowercase—e.g., gram stain and, increasingly, pap smeareponymous
Synonyms for eponymousadj being or relating to or bearing the name of an eponymSynonyms |