eponym
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
- arrow points to the broader concept
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the person for whom something is named
Constantine I is the eponym for Constantinople
Types & categories
- name hypernym
Related & opposite
- eponymous derivation
Sense 2 noun
the name derived from a person (real or imaginary)
Down's syndrome is an eponym for the English physician John Down
Types & categories
- name hypernym
Related & opposite
- eponymous derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | eponymous |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | name |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | eponymous |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | name |