Definition of Eponym
Ep´o`nym
n.
1.
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
.
2.
A
name
,
as
of
a
people
,
country
,
and
the
like
,
derived
from
that
of
an
individual
.
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