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eponyms


Meanings
  • Noun

    A word derived from a proper noun, especially the name of a person, place, or thing.

    - "The term 'Darwinism' is an eponym named after Charles Darwin."
    - "The term 'Marconi' is an eponym for the Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi."

Synonyms

namesake , toponym
Variants
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eponym , eponymic , eponymous , eponyms
Etymology
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From Greek επώνυμος (epōnymos), 'derived from a personal name'.


Trivia
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  1. Did you know that the term 'jeans' is an eponym derived from the city of Genoa, Italy, where the fabric was originally produced?

  2. The term 'microphone' is an eponym for the Greek inventor Michael Psellos, although this etymology is debated.


Related Concepts
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  1. Proper Noun: A proper noun is a type of noun that identifies a specific person, place, or thing. Eponyms are derived from proper nouns.


Quotes
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  1. Joseph Banks was surely the "eponym" of "eponyms". From Alaska to Indonesia, from Tierra del Fuego to Tasmania, there are capes, islands, straits, mountains, bays, points, channels, peninsulas, counties and towns named after him.

    - Pat Rogers,{it}Times Literary Supplement{/it},3–9 June 1988
  2. Toadfishes burp the songs of their "eponyms"; one sort of toadfish is called the singing midshipman.

    - John Hersey,{it}Harper's{/it},May 1987
  3. Almost from the onset of television, congressmen have realized the promotional potential of the carefully scripted hearing: the McCarthy and Kefauver hearings of the 1950s, which were among the first "televison events," made their "eponyms" famous.

    - Gregg Easterbrook,{it}Atlantic{/it},Dec. 1984

Culture
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Eponyms have played an important role in various cultures and fields such as science, literature, and history. For instance, the term 'Newtonian' is an eponym derived from Sir Isaac Newton's name and is used to describe the scientific laws he discovered.

How to Memorize "eponyms"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize the person, place, or thing the eponym is derived from.
    - Imagine the word 'eponym' written in bold letters to help remember its meaning.

  2. associate

    - Associate the eponym with the person, place, or thing it is derived from.
    - Create a mental image of the association.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the acronym 'EPONYMS' to remember the meaning: 'E' for eponym, 'P' for person, 'O' for origin, 'N' for name, 'Y' for derived from, and 'M' for meaning.


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