eponymous character

collocation in English

meaningsofeponymousandcharacter

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eponymous
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ɪˈpɒn.ɪ.məs/us
/ɪˈpɑː.nə.məs/
An eponymous character in a play, book, etc. has the same name as ...
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character
noun
uk
/ˈkær.ək.tər/us
/ˈker.ək.tɚ/
the particular combination of qualities in a person or place that makes them different ...
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(Definition ofeponymousandcharacterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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What draws theeponymouscharacterout of his self-imposed isolation is a pastoral play staged for his benefit.
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His son inspired him to base the program'seponymouscharacteron him.
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It revolves around itseponymouscharacter, a mysterious black haired girl with a blazing blue eye.
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It deals with theeponymouscharacter, who lives in a functioning anarchist community in the near future and has an encounter with the misguided authorities.
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The story follows theeponymouscharacter, who in the '50s became a successful luchador.
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She decided to name both the song and theeponymouscharacterafter the mental patient.
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Though she is theeponymouscharacter, her story role is often that of damsel in distress.
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Theeponymouscharacteris an alien who travels through space seeking species to hunt for pleasure.
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It follows the life of theeponymouscharacterfrom his birth into his mid-twenties.
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Although he is theeponymouscharacter, he is not necessarily the hero, as many of the characters around him undergo far more significant journeys or change.
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The latter was a song about consumerism and modern electronics that described the neighborhood's envy of the eponymous character's new television.
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It and continues the story of the eponymous characters.
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