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Eponymous
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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- Unfortunately, the intermediating minister baptizes the infant with the eponymous name, ensuring Tristram's unhappy destiny.
- The book deals with the murder of its eponymous heroine.
- His eponymous 2005 debut album drew critical praise and sold nearly half a million copies.
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Word Origin & History
eponymous
1846, from Gk. eponymos "given as a name, giving one's name to something," from epi- "upon" + onyma, Aeolic dial. variant of onoma "name" (see name).
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