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Eponymous vs Eponymy - What's the difference?

eponymous | eponymy |

As an adjective eponymous

is of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which something or someone is named.

As a noun eponymy is

(semantics) the semantic relation of eponyms; the quality of being eponymous.

eponymous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which something or someone is named.
    • Robinson Crusoe is the eponymous hero of the book.
    Prince Hamlet is the eponymous protagonist of the Shakespearian tragedy Hamlet.
    The language Limburgish is named after the eponymous provinces in Belgium and the Netherlands.

    Related terms

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    eponymy

    English

    (wikipedia eponymy)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (semantics) The semantic relation of eponyms; the quality of being eponymous.