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eponym Noun

— An eponym is something that is named after a person's name. A spoonerism is an eponym, named after the Reverend William Archibald Spooner (1844–1930) who used to make the mistake when he spoke. The Turing machine is an eponym, named after its inventor, Alan Turing (1912-1954).

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— noun the name derived from a person (real or imaginary) Down's syndrome is an eponym for the English physician John Down

— noun the person for whom something is named Constantine I is the eponym for Constantinople

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