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proprietary eponyms

proprietary eponyms is the plural of proprietary eponym.

Meaning of proprietary eponym

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.

Questions about proprietary eponyms

What is proprietary eponyms the plural of?
Proprietary eponyms is the plural of proprietary eponym.

Words near proprietary eponyms in the dictionary

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

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