EPONYM


Meaning of EPONYM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈe-pə-ˌnim ]

noun

Etymology: Greek epōnymos, from epōnymos eponymous, from epi- + onyma name — more at name

Date: 1846

1. : one for whom or which something is or is believed to be named

2. : a name (as of a drug or a disease) based on or derived from an eponym

• ep·onym·ic ˌe-pə-ˈni-mik adjective

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