OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 5289

eponym

/ˈɛpənɪm/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
epónimo
A name taken from a person, a namesake toponym, term, etc.
Alexandria is an eponym, taken from its founder Alexander the Great.
[Mesmer] lives on today as the root of the eponym mesmerize.
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