Eponymy
7 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
The practice or process of naming something after a particular person.
“Eponymy has given us words like pasteurise and boycott from the names of their originators.”
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ep·on·y·my
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Synonyms
namingdenomination
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Wordle
Ends in Y and contains double Y, the NY ending is rare and distinctive
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Two Ys are costly to hold, best played when you need to offload Y tiles and a matching board position exists
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