eponymous

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations

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[edit] Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐπώνυμος (epōnumos) from ἐπί (epi), “‘upon’”) + ὄνυμα (onuma), Aeolic variant of ὄνομα (onoma), “‘name’”). See -onym.

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• IPA: /ɪˈpɒnəməs/

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eponymous (comparative more eponymous, superlative most eponymous)

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

   Robinson Crusoe is the eponymous hero of the book.

   Prince Hamlet is the eponymous protagonist of the Shakespearian tragedy Hamlet.

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

2. Named (or thought to have been named) after a person, whether real or fictitious.

   Pasteurization is an eponymous term from the name of its creator Louis Pasteur.

   A Joule and a Watt are eponymous units of measure.

   "George Bush" is eponymous after his father, so the "W." is the sole distinction between those two USA presidents' names.

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• eponym

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