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eponymy

eponymy noun: the semantic relation of eponyms; the quality of being eponymous.

Noun

eponymy (usually uncountable, plural eponymies)

  1. (usually) The semantic relation of eponyms; the quality of being eponymous.

Forms of eponymy

pluraleponymies

Origin of eponymy

From eponym + -y.

Questions about eponymy

What does eponymy mean?
Eponymy means the semantic relation of eponyms; the quality of being eponymous.
What part of speech is eponymy?
Eponymy is a noun.
What is the plural of eponymy?
The plural of eponymy is eponymies.

Words near eponymy in the dictionary

  1. eponymizes
  2. eponymizing
  3. eponymous
  4. eponymously
  5. eponyms
  6. eponymy
  7. epoophora
  8. epoophoron
  9. epopea
  10. epopeas
  11. epopee

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