eponymous

[uh-pon-uh-muh s]

adjective

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

Origin of eponymous

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

Related formsep·on·y·mous·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for eponymously

eponymous

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 Formseponymously, adverb

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Word Origin and History for eponymously

eponymous

adj.

1846; see eponym + -ous.

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Word Origin and History for eponymously

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