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Namesake
Pronunciation : Name"sake`
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [For name's sake; i. e., one named for the sake of another's name.]
Definition : Defn: One that has the same name as another; especially, one called after, or named out of regard to, another.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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