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EPONYMOUS
eponymous, eponymic
(adjective) being or relating to or bearing the name of an eponym
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
eponymous (comparative more eponymous, superlative most eponymous)
Of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which something or someone is named.
Source: Wiktionary
E*pon"y*mous, a. Etym: [Gr.
Definition: Relating to an eponym; giving one's name to a tribe, people, country, and the like. What becomes . . . of the Herakleid genealogy of the Spartan kings, when it is admitted that eponymous persons are to be canceled as fictions Grote.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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GLASSY
(adjective) (used of eyes) lacking liveliness; “empty eyes”; “a glassy stare”; “his eyes were glazed over with boredom”
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