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  1. 1. n. Alt. of Eponyme Source: opted
  2. 2. n. the person for whom something is named Source: wordnet
  3. 3. n. the name derived from a person (real or imaginary) Source: wordnet
  4. 4. 1. The hypothetical individual who is assumed as the person from whom any race, city, etc., took its name; as, Hellen is an eponym of the Hellenes. 2. A name, as of a people, country, and the like, derived from that of an individual. Source: webster
  5. 5. n:100 n. the person for whom something is named n. the name derived from a person (real or imaginary) Source: ecdict

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