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Definitions for Eponymic
[1] a person, real or imaginary, from whom something, as a tribe, nation, or place, takes or is said to take its name: Brut, the supposed grandson of Aeneas, is the eponym of the Britons.
[2] a word based on or derived from a person's name.
[3] any ancient official whose name was used to designate his year of office.
[4] a name, esp a place name, derived from the name of a real or mythical person, as for example Constantinople from Constantine I
[5] the name of the person from which such a name is derived in the Middle Ages, "Brutus" was thought to be the eponym of "Britain"
Words nearby Eponymic
eponymepochal, epode, epoetin alfa, eponychia, eponychium, eponym, eponymous, eponymy, epoophorectomy, epoophoron, epopee
Origin of Eponymic
First recorded in 1840–50; back formation from eponymous
Other words from Eponymic
ep·o·nym·ic , adjective
ep′o•nym′ ic adj.
Word origin for Eponymic
C19: from Greek epōnumos giving a significant name