"eponymous" meaning in All languages combined

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          "word": "epònim"
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          "sense": "of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named",
          "word": "eponiem"
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          "sense": "of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named",
          "word": "eponyyminen"
        },
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named",
          "word": "samanniminen"
        },
        {
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          "code": "fr",
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          "sense": "of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named",
          "word": "éponyme"
        },
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          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named",
          "word": "eponymisch"
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          "sense": "of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named",
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          "sense": "of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named",
          "word": "επωνυμικός"
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          "code": "el",
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          "roman": "epilégo",
          "sense": "of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named",
          "word": "επιλέγω"
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          "_dis1": "78 22",
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          "roman": "epilegómenos",
          "sense": "of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named",
          "word": "επιλεγόμενος"
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          "code": "he",
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          "sense": "of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "אֶפּוֹנִימִי"
        },
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named",
          "word": "azonos nevű/című"
        },
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          "_dis1": "78 22",
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          "sense": "of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named",
          "word": "névadó"
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          "sense": "of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named",
          "word": "eapainmneach"
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          "sense": "of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named",
          "word": "eponimo"
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          "_dis1": "78 22",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named",
          "word": "eponimiczny"
        },
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          "_dis1": "78 22",
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          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named",
          "word": "tytułowy"
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          "_dis1": "78 22",
          "code": "pt",
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          "sense": "of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named",
          "word": "epónimo"
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          "_dis1": "78 22",
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          "sense": "of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named",
          "word": "eponim"
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          "_dis1": "78 22",
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "odnoimjónnyj",
          "sense": "of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named",
          "word": "одноимённый"
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          "_dis1": "78 22",
          "code": "es",
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          "sense": "of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named",
          "word": "epónimo"
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          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "odnojménnyj",
          "sense": "of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named",
          "word": "однойме́нний"
        },
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          "_dis1": "78 22",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named",
          "word": "eponymaidd"
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        },
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          "_dis1": "19 81",
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          "roman": "eponím",
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            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "אֶפּוֹנִים"
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      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named",
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named",
      "word": "namensgebend"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "eponymikós",
      "sense": "of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named",
      "word": "επωνυμικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "epilégo",
      "sense": "of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named",
      "word": "επιλέγω"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "epilegómenos",
      "sense": "of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named",
      "word": "επιλεγόμενος"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "eponími",
      "sense": "of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "אֶפּוֹנִימִי"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named",
      "word": "azonos nevű/című"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named",
      "word": "névadó"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named",
      "word": "eapainmneach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named",
      "word": "eponimo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named",
      "word": "eponimiczny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named",
      "word": "tytułowy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named",
      "word": "epónimo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named",
      "word": "eponim"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "odnoimjónnyj",
      "sense": "of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named",
      "word": "одноимённый"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named",
      "word": "epónimo"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "odnojménnyj",
      "sense": "of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named",
      "word": "однойме́нний"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named",
      "word": "eponymaidd"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of a thing: named after a person or entity",
      "tags": [
        "postpositional",
        "with-genitive"
      ],
      "word": "mukaan nimetty"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "eponím",
      "sense": "of a thing: named after a person or entity",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "אֶפּוֹנִים"
    }
  ],
  "word": "eponymous"
}