eponymous
/ɪˈpɒnɪməs/adjective
उच्चारण इपॉनिमस
(पात्र) जिसके नाम पर रचना का शीर्षक हो
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adjective
- 1
[only before noun]
(of a character in a book, play or film) having the same name as the title
(पात्र) जिसके नाम पर रचना का शीर्षक हो
- Hamlet is the eponymous hero of Shakespeare's play.
- the eponymous heroine of the novel
- 2
[only before noun]
(of a person) giving their name to something such as a business, place or invention
जिसके नाम पर किसी चीज़ का नाम पड़ा हो
- The company still follows the values of its eponymous founder.
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eponym noun
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One-word substitution
A person after whom something is named is an eponym, and a character whose name is used as the title of a work is the eponymous character.
ऐसा व्यक्ति जिसके नाम पर किसी चीज़ का नाम रखा गया हो, eponym कहलाता है, और जिस पात्र के नाम पर रचना का शीर्षक हो, उसे eponymous character कहते हैं।