Word of the Day:
eponymous
What It Means
Of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named; serving as an eponym.
Of a thing: named after a person or entity.
Prince Hamlet is the eponymous protagonist of the Shakespearian tragedy Hamlet.
Did You Know?
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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