eponyms

Meaning of eponyms

noun
  1. A real or fictitious person's name that has given rise to the name of a particular item.
    Romulus is the eponym of Rome.
  2. A word formed from a real or fictive person’s name.
    Rome is an eponym of Romulus.
  3. (by extension) A word formed from a real or fictive place or thing.
    “Tangerine” is an eponym of Tangier.

Information about eponyms

  • It is a name.
  • The singular form of eponyms is: eponym.
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Hyphenation of eponyms

eponyms

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 7 chars.
  • eponyms is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

eponyms synonyms

Meaning :

namesake, toponym

Words that rhyme with eponyms

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