Associations to the word «Eponymy»

Noun

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Wiktionary

EPONYMY, noun. (semantics) The semantic relation of eponyms; the quality of being eponymous.

Dictionary definition

EPONYMY, noun. The derivation of a general name from that of a famous person.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats