eponymous
[ uh-pon-uh-muhs ]
/ əˈpɒn ə məs /
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adjective
giving one's name to a tribe, place, etc.: Romulus, the eponymous founder of Rome.
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OTHER WORDS FROM eponymous
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British Dictionary definitions for eponymous
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
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