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eponym::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | name |
| Derivation | eponymic, eponymous |
Down's syndrome is an eponym for the English physician John Down.
eponym::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | name |
| Derivation | eponymic, eponymous |
Constantine I is the eponym for Constantinople.
Examples of eponym
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He is the eponym of the Bell polynomials and the Bell numbers of combinatorics.
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Benedict Arnold is probably the most natural eponym for treason in American English.
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Gryne, an Amazon who was thought to be the eponym of the Gryneian grove in Asia Minor.
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He developed the Bridgman seal and is the eponym for Bridgman's thermodynamic equations.
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Proper nouns are not generally counted, except when used as an eponym.
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Thebe, daughter of the Pelasgian Adramys, the eponym of Adramyttium, or of the river god Granicus.
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Quisling's name has become an international eponym for traitor.
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That's the rocket ship-shaped Tomorrow Square building, eponym for my latest book, on the far left side.
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A common confusion is with the word and concept eponym.
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- The person for whom something is named; "Constantine I is the eponym for Constantinople"
- The name derived from a person (real or imaginary); "Down's syndrome is an eponym for the English physician John Down"
- (eponymic) eponymous: being or relating to or bearing the name of an eponym
- An eponym is the name of a person, whether real or fictitious, after which a particular place, tribe, era, discovery, or other item is named or thought to be named. One who is referred to as eponymous is someone who gives his or her name to something, e.g. ...
- (Eponyms) words, often places, inventions, activities etc. that are named for persons somehow connected with them. Washington, DC; German village etc.
- A name derived from a person, without regard to whether he or she is fictitious, mysterious, or legendary. Aunt Jemima, Betty Crocker, Michael Jordan, and Barbie are eponymous trade names.
- A word that is derived from the proper name of a person or place. For instance, the sandwich gained its name from its inventor, the fourth Earl of Sandwich. The word lynch comes from Captain William Lynch, who led bands of vigilantes to hang hoboes and bums residing near Pittsylvania County. ...
- A word which has its origins in a person's name.
- 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.
