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eponyme
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eponyme, n. [Cf. F. éponyme. See Eponymous.].
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- A name, as of a people, country, and the like, derived from that of an individual. [1913 Webster]
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