eponymous
Definition from Wiktionary, a free dictionary
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[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ɪˈpɒnəməs/
[edit] Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐπώνυμος (epōnumos) from ἐπί (epi), “‘upon’”) + ὄνυμα (onuma), Aeolic variant of ὄνομα (onoma), “‘name’”). See -onym.
[edit] Adjective
eponymous (comparative more eponymous, superlative most eponymous)
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- Of, relating to, or being the person after which something is named
- Robinson Crusoe is the eponymous hero of the book.
- Prince Hamlet is the eponymous protagonist of the Shakespearian tragedy Hamlet.
- 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.

