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English Dictionary: Eponymy by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
eponymy
n
  1. the derivation of a general name from that of a famous person
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Eponymy \E*pon"y*my\, n. [Gr. [?] a surname given after some
      person or thing.]
      The derivation of the name of a race, tribe, etc., from that
      of a fabulous hero, progenitor, etc.
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