EPONYMOUS


Meaning of EPONYMOUS in English

/ ɪˈpɒnɪməs; NAmE ɪˈpɑːn-/ adjective

[ only before noun ] the eponymous character of a book, play, film / movie, etc. is the one mentioned in the title :

Don Quixote, eponymous hero of the great novel by Cervantes

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: from eponym + -ous .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.