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eponym

DEFINITIONS OF: eponym

1

n the person for whom something is named

“Constantine I is the eponym for Constantinople”
Type of:
name
a language unit by which a person or thing is known

n the name derived from a person (real or imaginary)

“Down's syndrome is an eponym for the English physician John Down”
Type of:
name
a language unit by which a person or thing is known
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