Is there an adjective to describe a work that has the same name as another work? The two works in question may or may not be related.
For instance, instead of writing
The movie The Nutty Judge is based on William Shakespeare's play of the same title.
I would like to write something like:
The movie The Nutty Judge is based on William Shakespeare's same-titled play.
The adjective "homonymous" is roughly correct but I haven't seen this used in real life. (I have seen "eponymous" being used erroneously in this context, though.)
Best Answer
I don't see anything wrong with homonymous. It's often used in such contexts.
homonymous, adj. - having the same designation http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homonymous
Based on Bernard Shaw's homonymous play, the film dilutes much of its social critique, but retains a moral structure where...