eponymous

[ uh-pon-uh-muh s ]
/ əˈpɒn ə məs /

adjective

giving one's name to a tribe, place, etc.: Romulus, the eponymous founder of Rome.

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Origin of eponymous

First recorded in 1840–50, eponymous is from the Greek word epṓnymos giving name. See ep-, -onym, -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM eponymous

ep·on·y·mous·ly, adverb

Words nearby eponymous

epode, epoetin alfa, eponychia, eponychium, eponym, eponymous, eponymy, epoophorectomy, epoophoron, epopee, epos
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British Dictionary definitions for eponymously

eponymous
/ (ɪˈpɒnɪməs) /

adjective

(of a person) being the person after whom a literary work, film, etc, is namedthe eponymous heroine in the film of Jane Eyre
(of a literary work, film, etc) named after its central character or creatorthe Stooges' eponymous debut album

Derived forms of eponymous

eponymously, adverb
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