eponym

英語（米国） (en-US) 英語（イギリス） (en-GB)

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈɛpənɪm/

名詞

広義 非標準

A real or fictitious person's name that has given rise to the name of a particular item. / A word formed from a real or fictive person’s name.

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The town's name is an eponym honoring a legendary explorer.

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意味（1）

A real or fictitious person's name that has given rise to the name of a particular item.

Romulus is the eponym of Rome.

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意味（2）

A word formed from a real or fictive person’s name.

Rome is an eponym of Romulus.

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意味（3）

(loosely, nonstandard, by extension) A word formed from a real or fictive place or thing.

“Tangerine” is an eponym of Tangier.

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eponyms （ plural ）