Meaning Of The Word Eponym

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Eponym Meaning

Eponym Definition
Eponym Definition

What's The Definition Of Eponym?

eponym in American English
a real or mythical person from whose name the name of a nation, institution, etc. is derived
noun: a person, real or imaginary, from whom something, as a tribe, nation, or place, takes or is said to take its name

eponym in British English
noun: a name, esp a place name, derived from the name of a real or mythical person, as for example Constantinople from Constantine I

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