( n. )
The hypothetical individual who is assumed as the person from whom any race, city, etc., took its name; as, Hellen is an eponym of the Hellenes.
( n. )
The hypothetical individual who is assumed as the person from whom any race, city, etc., took its name; as, Hellen is an eponym of the Hellenes.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012