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eponymous

Syllables: ep·o·nym·ous/ɪˈpɒnɪməs/US/əˈpɑnəməs/

eponymous adjective: of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named; serving as an eponym.

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Adjective

eponymous (comparative more eponymous, superlative most eponymous)

  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.
    • Robinson Crusoe is the eponymous hero of the book.
  2. Of a thing: named after a person or entity.
    • The American singer-songwriter Madonna released her eponymous album in 1983.

eponymous meaning in Urdu

eponymous in Urdu

نام دہندہ

Examples of eponymous in a sentence

  • Acetyl and spiraeic acid are the eponymous main ingredients of aspirin.
  • Last year, Eighth Grade found poignancy and humor in its eponymous time period: that purgatorial perch between childhood and adulthood.
  • Twenty-two eponymous and toponymous diseases were paired with their medically-descriptive synonym(s) and placed into two groups: neutral and problematic.

All 10 example sentences with eponymous

Forms of eponymous

comparativemore eponymous
superlativemost eponymous

Origin of eponymous

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).

Words formed from eponymous

Questions about eponymous

What does eponymous mean?
Eponymous means of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named; serving as an eponym.
What is eponymous in Urdu?
Eponymous in Urdu is نام دہندہ. See Eponymous meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is eponymous?
Eponymous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce eponymous?
Eponymous is pronounced /ɪˈpɒnɪməs/ (UK).

Words near eponymous in the dictionary

  1. eponymists
  2. eponymize
  3. eponymized
  4. eponymizes
  5. eponymizing
  6. eponymous
  7. eponymously
  8. eponyms
  9. eponymy
  10. epoophora
  11. epoophoron

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