eponymy

e·pon·y·my

E0185500 (ĭ-pŏn′ə-mē)n. Derivation of a name of a city, country, era, institution, or other place or thing from that of a person.

eponymy

(ɪˈpɒnɪmɪ) nthe derivation of names of places, etc, from those of persons

ep•on•y•my

(əˈpɒn ə mi)

n. the derivation of names from eponyms.

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Noun

eponymy - the derivation of a general name from that of a famous personderivation - (descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation; "`singer' from `sing' or `undo' from `do' are examples of derivations"

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e·pon·y·my

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noun the derivation of a general name from that of a famous person

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