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Eponymous

//ɪˈpɒnɪməs// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named; serving as an eponym.

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

  2. 2
    Of a thing: named after a person or entity.

    "The American singer-songwriter Madonna released her eponymous album in 1983."

Adjective
  1. 1
    being or relating to or bearing the name of an eponym wordnet

Etymology

PIE word *h₁epi From Ancient Greek ἐπώνῠμος (epṓnŭmos, “concerning giving one’s name to something; named in a significant manner; surnamed”) + English -ous (suffix forming adjectives from nouns, denoting pertinence or relation).

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