- eponymy
- noun (plural -mies) Date: 1865 the explanation of a proper name (as of a town or tribe) by supposing a fictitious eponym
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Eponymy — E*pon y*my, n. [Gr. ? a surname given after some person or thing.] The derivation of the name of a race, tribe, etc., from that of a fabulous hero, progenitor, etc. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
eponymy — [ē pän′ə mē, ipän′ə mē] n. pl. eponymies [ EPONYM + Y3] the name derivation of a people, nation, etc. from the name of a real or mythical person … English World dictionary
eponymy — /euh pon euh mee/, n. the derivation of names from eponyms. [1860 65; < Gk eponymía surname, derived name. See EPONYMOUS, Y3] * * * … Universalium
eponymy — noun The semantic relation of eponyms; the quality of being eponymous … Wiktionary
eponymy — n. derivation of names (of a disease, institution, city, country etc.) from eponyms … English contemporary dictionary
eponymy — epon·y·my … English syllables
eponymy — ep•on•y•my [[t]əˈpɒn ə mi[/t]] n. the derivation of names from eponyms … From formal English to slang
eponymy — /əˈpɒnəmi/ (say uh ponuhmee) noun the derivation of names from eponyms. {Greek epōnymia surname} …
eponymy — noun the derivation of a general name from that of a famous person • Hypernyms: ↑derivation … Useful english dictionary
Stigler's law of eponymy — is a process proposed by University of Chicago statistics professor Stephen Stigler in his 1980 publication Stigler’s law of eponymy [ (Gieryn T F, ed. ) Science and social structure: a festschrift for Robert K. Merton. New York: NY Academy of… … Wikipedia
