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proprietary eponym

proprietary eponym noun: a successful brand name or trademark that has come into general use to refer to the generic class of objects rather than the specific brand type, usually without the exclusive rights to said product being lost by the parent company.

Noun

proprietary eponym (plural proprietary eponyms)

  1. A successful brand name or trademark that has come into general use to refer to the generic class of objects rather than the specific brand type, usually without the exclusive rights to said product being lost by the parent company.

Synonyms of proprietary eponym

Forms of proprietary eponym

pluralproprietary eponyms

Questions about proprietary eponym

What does proprietary eponym mean?
Proprietary eponym means a successful brand name or trademark that has come into general use to refer to the generic class of objects rather than the specific brand type, usually without the exclusive rights to said product being lost by the parent company.
What part of speech is proprietary eponym?
Proprietary eponym is a noun.
What is the plural of proprietary eponym?
The plural of proprietary eponym is proprietary eponyms.

Words near proprietary eponym in the dictionary

  1. proprietaries
  2. proprietarily
  3. proprietariness
  4. proprietarity
  5. proprietary
  6. proprietary eponym
  7. proprietary eponyms
  8. proprietary trading
  9. proprietess
  10. proprietesses
  11. proprieties

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