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eponym
noun
The name derived from a person (real or imaginary)
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ˈɛpənɪm
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noun
The name derived from a person (real or imaginary)
“Down's syndrome is an eponym for the English physician John Down”
noun
The person for whom something is named
“Constantine I is the eponym for Constantinople”
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Down's syndrome is an eponym for the English physician John Down
Constantine I is the eponym for Constantinople
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