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eponym, n.
(eponyms)
more info the name derived from a person (real or imaginary)
<noun.communication>

eponym

sample sentences

"Down's syndrome is an eponym for the English physician John Down"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
eponymic eponymous
semantic pointers
hypernym
name
more info the person for whom something is named
<noun.communication>

eponym

sample sentences

"Constantine I is the eponym for Constantinople"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
eponymic eponymous
semantic pointers
hypernym
name