EPONYM
Dictionary entry overview: What does eponym mean? • EPONYM (noun)
The noun EPONYM has 2 senses:
1. the person for whom something is named
2. the name derived from a person (real or imaginary)
Familiarity information: EPONYM used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• EPONYM (noun)
Meaning:
The person for whom something is named
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Context example:
Constantine I is the eponym for Constantinople
Hypernyms ("eponym" is a kind of...):
name (a language unit by which a person or thing is known)
Meaning:
The name derived from a person (real or imaginary)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Context example:
Down's syndrome is an eponym for the English physician John Down
Hypernyms ("eponym" is a kind of...):
name (a language unit by which a person or thing is known)
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