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name sake

 

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Noun name sake has 1 sense
  1. namesake - a person with the same name as another
    --1 is a kind of person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul

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Term: Name Sake

Definition: A person or thing that is named after another person or thing.

As a noun:

Sense 1: A person who is named after someone else, typically a family member or someone they admire.

Example sentence: John is my namesake, as my parents named me after my grandfather.

Sense 2: An object or entity that is named after something else, often to honor or commemorate it.

Example sentence: The city's central park is the namesake of a famous civil rights activist.

As an adjective:

Sense 1: Describing something that bears the same name as another person or thing.

Example sentence: The restaurant's namesake dish is a must-try for all visitors.

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