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A word that is derived from the proper name of a person or place. For instance, the sandwich gained its name from its inventor, the fourth Earl of Sandwich. The word lynch comes from Captain William Lynch, who led bands of vigilantes to hang hoboes and bums residing near Pittsylvania County. The verb shanghai, meaning to kidnap or press into forced labor, comes from the practices of conscription common in the oriental city of Shanghai. ...
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A name derived from a person, without regard to whether he or she is fictitious, mysterious, or legendary. Aunt Jemima, Betty Crocker, Michael Jordan, and Barbie are eponymous trade names.
출처: www.catch-word.com/glossary.html
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A name of a drug, structure, or disease based on or derived from the name of a person.
출처: www.dejerine-sottas.com/about/glossary.php
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A word derived from a person's name. Examples: sideburns (from Ambrose E.Burnside), cardigan (from the Seventh Earl of Cardigan), sandwich (from the Seventh Earl of Sandwich).
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substitutes a name of a well known political, literary or historical figure in place of a particular attribute that accurately describes the person mentioned. An eponym is only effective if the reader is familiar with the attribute of the famous person mentioned. Example: 1. When it comes to computers, Billy is a real Einstein. 2. He looked as big as Goliath as he stepped from the shadows and onto the road.
출처: www.georgiasouthern.edu/~dougt/terms.htm
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