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Definition of Eponym
1. Noun. The person for whom something is named. "Constantine I is the eponym for Constantinople"
2. Noun. The name derived from a person (real or imaginary). "Down's syndrome is an eponym for the English physician John Down"
Definition of Eponym
1. n. 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.
Definition of Eponym
1. Noun. The name of a real or fictitious person whose name has, or is thought to have, given rise to the name of a particular item. ¹
2. Noun. A word formed from a real or fictive person’s name. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Eponym
1. the person for whom something is named [n -S] : EPONYMIC [adj]
Medical Definition of Eponym
1. 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. (12 Dec 1998)
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