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(1):

(n.) 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):

(n.) A name, as of a people, country, and the like, derived from that of an individual.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Eponyme'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​e/eponyme.html. 1828.
 
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