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Eponym
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Meaning
Noun
●
A
real
or
fictitious
person or
thing
whose
name
has
given rise to
the
name
of a particular item.
●
A
word
formed
from a
real
or
fictive
person’s name.
●
In Onomastics:
A
word
formed
from a
real
or
fictive
place or thing.
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Origin
eponym
English
ἐπώνυμος
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
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Etym
Synonyms
Namesake
Toponym
Related
Epithet
Acronym
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