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eponymy

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ep⋅on⋅y⋅my

  [uh-pon-uh-mee]
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–noun
the derivation of names from eponyms.
Origin:
1860–65; < Gk epōnymía surname, derived name. See eponymous, -y 3
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e·pon·y·my   (ĭ-pŏn'ə-mē)   
n.  Derivation of a name of a city, country, era, institution, or other place or thing from that of a person.
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