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namesake in Chinese

namesake in Chinese is 同名 — namesake means a person or thing named after someone or something else, or the person that gave their name.

namesake in Chinese

同名
noun
Pronounced: tóng míng
A person with the same name as another.

What does "namesake" mean?

  1. noun A person or thing named after someone or something else, or the person that gave their name.
    "It is the only citation from 1902, and was clearly added to the manuscript at a late stage, being only one of two examples of the dictionary’s namesake actually discovered by Crooke."
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namesake in a sentence

  • It is the only citation from 1902, and was clearly added to the manuscript at a late stage, being only one of two examples of the dictionary’s namesake actually discovered by Crooke.
  • Bill Sr's namesake, Bill Jr, is 30 years younger.

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What is "namesake" in Chinese?
"namesake" in Chinese is 同名. namesake means: A person or thing named after someone or something else, or the person that gave their name.
How do you pronounce 同名?
"namesake" in Chinese is 同名, pronounced "tóng míng".
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