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ˈɛp ə nɪmeponym

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  1. eponymnoun

    Synonyms:
    namesake

  2. eponymnoun

    The name of a real or fictitious person whose name has, or is thought to have, given rise to the name of a particular item.

    Romulus is the eponym of Rome.

    Synonyms:
    namesake

  3. eponymnoun

    A word formed from a real or fictive person’s name.

    Synonyms:
    namesake

Princeton's WordNet

  1. eponymnoun

    the person for whom something is named

    "Constantine I is the eponym for Constantinople"

  2. eponymnoun

    the name derived from a person (real or imaginary)

    "Down's syndrome is an eponym for the English physician John Down"

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