HyperDic: eponymy

English > 1 sense of the word eponymy:
NOUNprocesseponymythe derivation of a general name from that of a famous person
English > eponymy: 1 sense > noun 1, process
MeaningThe derivation of a general name from that of a famous person.
Broaderderivation(descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation

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