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View definitions for eponymous

eponymous

adjective as in giving one's name to something

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  • eponymic
  • onymous

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Target was established in 1962 by the Dayton brothers as a discount offshoot of their eponymous Twin Cities department store.

Glass and Steagall, those eponymous bank regulators, were both Southern members of Congress.

Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele are returning for the fourth season of their eponymous hit Comedy Central show.

Son of Godzilla (怪獣島の決戦 ゴジラの息子), introduced the character of Minilla (ミニラ) in the eponymous role.

Aaron Taylor-Johnson, who portrayed the eponymous character in Kick-Ass, will play her brother, Quicksilver.

The Greeks called themselves Hellenes, after Hellen their eponymous divine leader.

Far from degenerating, the Australians show advance when they supersede their beast or other totem by an eponymous human hero.

Many of these structures represent animal forms, probably the totem or eponymous ancestor of the tribe which reared them.

What we can assert to have been the original feature of Scyld is this—that he was the eponymous hero king of the Danes.

In particular we have the eponymous ancestors of families and even nations.

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On this page you'll find 5 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to eponymous, such as: null, null, null, and titular.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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