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gleichnamig

of the same name

adjective GLYKH-nah-mikh Less Common
Descriptions & Qualities Quality

Also means

eponymous

Usage Note

gleichnamig combines gleich ('same') and Name and typically links a film, book, or place to its source: der gleichnamige Roman ('the novel of the same name'). In maths it has a second, technical life meaning fractions with a 'common denominator'. It almost always appears attributively before a noun.

Examples

"Der Film beruht auf dem gleichnamigen Buch."

Natural Translation

The film is based on the book of the same name.

Literal Translation

The film rests on the same-named book.

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