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eponym

/ˈɛpənɪm/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A real or fictitious person's name that has given rise to the name of a particular item.
  2. A word formed from a real or fictive person’s name.
  3. (by extension) A word formed from a real or fictive place or thing.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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