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#194805 - 12/10/10 08:16 AM eponymous synonyms
bexter addict Registered: 11/17/10 Posts: 677 Loc: Middle Earth	I have tried and failed to find any synonyms for 'eponymous' and wondered if any of you logophiles knew of any that could save my essay from repeating this rather annoying word? Thanks _________________________ ----The next sentence is true. The previous sentence is false----
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#194807 - 12/10/10 08:27 AM Re: eponymous synonyms [Re: bexter]
zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Registered: 08/13/05 Posts: 3269 Loc: R'lyeh	Eponymic? _________________________ Ceci n'est pas un seing.
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#194810 - 12/10/10 09:47 AM Re: eponymous synonyms [Re: zmjezhd]
tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/03/00 Posts: 10463 Loc: this too shall pass	heh. eponymic is actually listed as a variant in W3. thesaurus.com has nada. titular? no nominal? no! onomastic? < ecch >
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#194819 - 12/10/10 10:37 AM Re: eponymous synonyms [Re: tsuwm]
bexter addict Registered: 11/17/10 Posts: 677 Loc: Middle Earth	Have we found a synonymless word! (smily displaying shock and horror) _________________________ ----The next sentence is true. The previous sentence is false----
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#194837 - 12/10/10 09:00 PM Re: eponymous synonyms [Re: bexter]
Candy Pooh-Bah Registered: 09/21/10 Posts: 1705 Loc: down under	I don't know what essay you are writing Bex but could you substitute, the word title or same-name or like-name if you have already mention what eponymous is. Then there is so called and just plain eponym, but then I don't know if these fit the sense of what you are trying to say.
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#194842 - 12/10/10 10:22 PM Re: eponymous synonyms [Re: bexter]
Faldage Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/01/00 Posts: 13653	A synonym for eponym could be namesake.
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#194913 - 12/13/10 03:06 PM Re: eponymous synonyms [Re: Faldage]
bexter addict Registered: 11/17/10 Posts: 677 Loc: Middle Earth	Quote: I don't know what essay you are writing A very boring and pointless one Namesake is a definite possibility, although difficult to insert into a sentence (ie...err...an eponymous thing...ah!...the eponymous Macbeth was not truly responsible for his actions etc...namesake would be a bit harder and unwieldy...) but I'm sure I shall insert it somewhere to reduce the number of eponymouses. p.s. e PONY MOUSES (happily chuckling (slightly insane) emoticon) _________________________ ----The next sentence is true. The previous sentence is false----
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#195058 - 12/15/10 10:57 PM Re: eponymous synonyms [Re: bexter]
Candy Pooh-Bah Registered: 09/21/10 Posts: 1705 Loc: down under
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#205750 - 05/09/12 10:38 AM Re: eponymous synonyms [Re: bexter]
coughcool72 stranger Registered: 05/09/12 Posts: 1	I too have searched for synonyms for eponymous and have also found this largely restricted to eponymic. May I suggest "self-titled" in the sense where eponymous if often used to describe artists whose recordings bear (no title) or the title of the artist itself. Happy hunting.
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#205752 - 05/09/12 11:07 AM Re: eponymous synonyms [Re: coughcool72]
LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/08 Posts: 5279 Loc: Land of the Flat Water	_________________________ ----please, draw me a sheep----
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