eponym

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- \ˈe-pə-ˌnim\
- /ˈep.ə.nɪm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- \ˈe-pə-ˌnim\

Definitions of eponym word

noun eponym A person after whom a discovery, invention, place, etc., is named or thought to be named. 1
noun eponym a name, esp a place name, derived from the name of a real or mythical person, as for example Constantinople from Constantine I 0
noun eponym the name of the person from which such a name is derived 0
noun eponym a real or mythical person from whose name the name of a nation, institution, etc. is derived 0
noun eponym a person whose name has become identified with some period, movement, theory, etc. 0

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Parts of speech for Eponym

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Eponym

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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Synonyms for eponym

noun eponym

someone — somebody
brand — If someone is branded as something bad, people think they are that thing.
flag — flagstone (def 1).
label — a slip of paper, cloth, or other material, marked or inscribed, for attachment to something to indicate its manufacturer, nature, ownership, destination, etc.
nickname — a name added to or substituted for the proper name of a person, place, etc., as in affection, ridicule, or familiarity: He has always loathed his nickname of “Whizzer.”.

All 40 Synonyms of eponym

Antonyms for eponym

noun eponym

name — a dictionary of given names that indicates whether a name is usually male, female, or unisex and often includes origins as well as meanings; for example, as by indicating that Evangeline, meaning “good news,” comes from Greek. Used primarily as an aid in selecting a name for a baby, dictionaries of names may also include lists of famous people who have shared a name and information about its current popularity ranking.
unknown — not known; not within the range of one's knowledge, experience, or understanding; strange; unfamiliar.

All 2 Antonyms of eponym

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