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Complete Definition of "eponymous"

English

Pronunciation
IPA|/ɪ�p�n�m�s/

Etymology
From Gr. eponymos.

Adjective
en-adj

  1. Of, relating to, or being the person after which something is named

#:Eponymous passwords are not a good idea.

  1. Self titled

#:w:Robinson Crusoe|Robinson Crusoe is the eponymous hero of the book.
#:w:Prince Hamlet|Prince Hamlet is the eponymous protagonist of the Shakespearian tragedy w:Hamlet|Hamlet.

Translations

French: éponyme

Category:Eponyms|*

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