- Main Entry:
- ep·onym
- Pronunciation:
-
\ˈe-pə-ˌnim\
- Function:
- noun
- Etymology:
- Greek epōnymos, from epōnymos eponymous, from epi- + onyma name
— more at name
- Date:
- 1846
1
: one for whom or which something is or is believed to be named
2
: a name (as of a drug or a disease) based on or derived from an eponym
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ep·onym·ic
\ˌe-pə-ˈni-mik\
adjective 
