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Eponym : (noun)
1: the name of a person for whom something is supposedly named;
"Constantine I is the eponym for Constantinople"
2: a name derived from the name of person (real or imaginary)
as the name of Alexandria is derived from the name of its
founder: Alexander the Great
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Eponym : \Ep"o*nym\, Eponyme \Ep"o*nyme\, n. [Cf. F. ['e]ponyme.
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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Eponym : Eponym: Something named after someone. For example, a condition called Shiel's syndrome might be named after someone named Shiel who discovered it or described and clearly delineated it.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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