eponymous

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Definition of eponymous in English Turkish dictionary

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Definition of eponymous in English English dictionary

Of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which something or someone is named

The language Limburgish is named after the eponymous provinces in Belgium and Holland.

being or relating to or bearing the name of an eponym

An eponymous hero or heroine is the character in a play or book whose name is the title of that play or book. the eponymous character in a book, film, or play is the character whose name is in its title (eponymos, from epi- ( EPICENTER) + onyma )

Of, relating to, or being the person after which something is named

{s} giving one's own name to a place tribe or object; eponymic, of or pertaining to an eponym; being or bearing the name of an eponym

Relating to an eponym; giving one's name to a tribe, people, country, and the like

Hyphenation

ep·o·ny·mous

Etymology

[ i-'pä-n&-m&s, e- ] (adjective.) 1846. eponym + -ous. eponym itself is from Ancient Greek ἐπώνυμος (epōnumos) (ἐπί (epi, “upon”) + ὄνυμα (onuma), see -onym).