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namesake

/ˈneɪm.seɪk/

Tradução: Substantivo que designa uma pessoa ou coisa que tem o mesmo nome que outra pessoa ou coisa.

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noun

C1formalcommon/ˈneɪm.seɪk/

A noun referring to a person or thing that shares the same name as another person or thing.

  • 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa uma pessoa ou coisa que tem o mesmo nome que outra pessoa ou coisa.
  1. Person with the same name B2 formal

    A person who shares the same name as another person, often named after someone else.

    • He was named after his grandfather, his namesake.
    • The young girl is the namesake of her famous aunt.
    • The building's namesake was a local philanthropist.

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  • namesakes plural form
  • namesakes' possessive plural form
  • namesake's possessive singular form