eponym
/ɛpənɪm/
noun
6 letters3 syllables13 points in Scrabble®15 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
NOUN
1
The name derived from a person (real or imaginary).
“Down's syndrome is an eponym for the English physician John Down”
2
The person for whom something is named.
“Constantine I is the eponym for Constantinople”
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®13 points
Words With Friends®15 points
Double word26 points
Triple word39 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latineponymway
Starts & ends withE … M
Syllablesep · o · nym
SYNONYMS & RELATED2
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