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单词 eponymy
释义

eponymy

[ uh-pon-uh-mee ]
/ əˈpɒn ə mi /

noun

the derivation of names from eponyms.

Origin of eponymy

First recorded in 1860–65, eponymy is from the Greek word epōnymía surname, derived name. See eponymous, -y3

Words nearby eponymy

Epogen, eponychia, eponychium, eponym, eponymous, eponymy, epoophorectomy, epoophoron, epopee, epos, epoxidation
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Example sentences from the Web for eponymy

  • (Dated) the third day of Sebat, in the eponymy of Rimmon-lid-ani.

    Assyria, Its Princes, Priests and People|A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce
  • (Dated) the month Sebat, the first day, the eponymy of Bel-kharran-Sadua.'

    Assyria, Its Princes, Priests and People|A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce

British Dictionary definitions for eponymy

eponymy
/ (ɪˈpɒnɪmɪ) /

noun

the derivation of names of places, etc, from those of persons
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