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eponymous: Meaning and Definition of

ep•on•y•mous

Pronunciation: (u-pon'u-mus), [key]
— adj.
  1. giving one's name to a tribe, place, etc.: Romulus, the eponymous founder of Rome.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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eponym eponymy
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