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eponymous

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • \i-ˈpä-nə-məs, e-\
    • /ɪˈpɒn.ɪ.məs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • \i-ˈpä-nə-məs, e-\

Definitions of eponymous word

  • noun eponymous (of a person) giving their name to something. 1
  • adjective eponymous whose name is given to sth 1
  • adjective eponymous An eponymous hero or heroine is the character in a play or book whose name is the title of that play or book. 0
  • adjective eponymous (of a person) being the person after whom a literary work, film, etc, is named 0
  • adjective eponymous (of a literary work, film, etc) named after its central character or creator 0
See all 5 definitions of eponymous

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Parts of speech for Eponymous

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Eponymous

eponymous popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

eponymous usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for eponymous

adjective eponymous

  • eponymic — Of or relating to an eponym.
  • onymous — Having a name.
  • nominative — Grammar. (in certain inflected languages, as Sanskrit, Latin, and Russian) noting a case having as its function the indication of the subject of a finite verb, as in Latin Nauta bonus est “The sailor is good,” with nauta “sailor” in the nominative case. similar to such a case in function or meaning.
  • titular — existing or being such in title only; nominal; having the title but none of the associated duties, powers, etc.: the titular head of the company.
All 4 Synonyms of eponymous

Antonyms for eponymous

adjective eponymous

  • anonymous — If you remain anonymous when you do something, you do not let people know that you were the person who did it.
Just one Antonym for eponymous

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