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eponymy
1. Derivation of a name of a city, country, era, institution, or other place or thing from that of a person.
2. The name of a person, whether real or fictitious, who has (or is thought to have) given rise to the name of a particular place, tribe, era, discovery, or other item.
2. The name of a person, whether real or fictitious, who has (or is thought to have) given rise to the name of a particular place, tribe, era, discovery, or other item.
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-onym, -onymy, -onymic, -onymically, -onymous, -onymously, -nym
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