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1913
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Eponyme
{
Ep′o-nym
,
Ep′o-nyme
}
,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
éponyme
. See
Eponymous
.]
1.
The hypothetical individual who is assumed as the person from whom any race, city, etc., took its name;
as, Hellen is an
eponym
of the Hellenes
.
2.
A name, as of a people, country, and the like, derived from that of an individual.
Definition
2024
éponyme
éponyme
See also:
eponyme
French
Noun
éponyme
m
(
plural
éponymes
)
eponym
(person whose name is associated with something)
Adjective
éponyme
m
,
f
(
plural
éponymes
)
eponymous
Related terms
éponymie
Etymology
From
Ancient Greek
Pronunciation
IPA
(key)
:
/e.pɔ.nim/
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