eponymous
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adjective \i-ˈpä-nə-məs, e-\Definition of EPONYMOUS
: of, relating to, or being the person or thing for whom or which something is named : of, relating to, or being an eponym
Examples of EPONYMOUS
- “Cool Britannia,” which goes back to Ben and Jerry's eponymous ice cream in Spring 1996, met its sell-by-date within weeks … —Harold Perkin, Times Literary Supplement, 18 Dec. 1998
- Karen Hubert Allison, the eponymous (if you count middle names) creator of Hubert's, didn't know she was making dining history … —Peter Kaminsky, New York Times Book Review, 11 May 1997
- … Ramayana, an Indian epic which chronicles, in sixty thousand verses, the adventures of its eponymous hero Rama … —Leila Hadley, Give Me the World, (1958) 1999
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Origin of EPONYMOUS
(see eponym)
First Known Use: 1846
Rhymes with EPONYMOUS
epon·y·mous
adjective \i-ˈpän-ə-məs, e-\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of EPONYMOUS
: of, relating to, or named after an eponym <those eponymous genetic conditions…such as…Friedreich's ataxia—R. O. Brady>
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