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EPONYMOUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does eponymous mean?
• EPONYMOUS (adjective)
The adjective EPONYMOUS has 1 sense:
1. being or relating to or bearing the name of an eponym
Familiarity information: EPONYMOUS used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Being or relating to or bearing the name of an eponym
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
eponymic; eponymous
Pertainym:
eponym (the name derived from a person (real or imaginary))
Derivation:
eponym (the name derived from a person (real or imaginary))
eponym (the person for whom something is named)
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