English Explanatory Dictionary

eponymous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named; serving as an eponym.
  2. Of a thing: named after a person or entity.

Pronunciation

/ɪˈpɒnɪməs/ /ɛ-/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-AcpoKrane-eponymous.wav /əˈpɑnəməs/ /əˈpɒnəməs/

Word forms

eponymous more eponymous most eponymous

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).

Related words

eponym eponymic eponymically eponymism eponymist eponymize eponymy namesake self-titled titular

Derived words

eponymously
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