eponymous
[ uh-pon-uh-muhs ]
/ əˈpɒn ə məs /
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adjective
named after the specified person, place, or thing, usually its founder, creator, inventor, discoverer, or source:Having made her mark designing for major brands, she is launching a new, eponymous label.Emperor Constantine modeled his eponymous city, Constantinople, after Rome.
giving one’s name to a place or thing:The novel’s eponymous protagonist is actually Dr. Frankenstein, not his monster.Romulus killed Remus and became 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
eponymously, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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