eponymous
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ə adjective
giving one's name to a tribe, place, etc.: Romulus, the eponymous founder of Rome.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | (of a person) being the person after whom a literary work, film, etc, is named: the eponymous heroine in the film of |
| 2. | (of a literary work, film, etc) named after its central character or creator: the Stooges' eponymous debut album |
| e'ponymously | |
| —adv | |
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Eponymous
is always a great word to know.
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| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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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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Example sentences
It turns out that his predictions of the return of his eponymous comet was one of his less significant discoveries.
Goldberg and his eponymous machines have inspired engineers and comedians alike for decades.
His eponymous 2005 debut album drew critical praise and sold nearly half a million copies.
The falsely outraged host will reportedly address this slight on his eponymous pretend cable news program later this evening.
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