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An eponym is the thing after which something else is named. For example, the linguistical concept of eggcorns is named after the word eggcorn, hence the word eggcorn is the eponym of the concept. ...
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2023-07-08T03:48:29Z (10 months ago)
- An eponym is the thing after which something else is named. For example, the linguistical concept of eggcorns is named after the word eggcorn, hence the word eggcorn is the eponym of the concept.
For people who don't make a living writing papers, the plain language equivalent of this is "namesake". As in, the concept is named for the sake of the word.
- An eponym is the thing after which something else is named. For example, the linguistical concept of eggcorns is named after the word eggcorn, hence the word eggcorn is the eponym of the concept.
- The plain language equivalent of this is "namesake". As in, the concept is named for the sake of the word.
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matthewsnyder
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2023-07-08T03:47:54Z (10 months ago)
An eponym is the thing after which something else is named. For example, the linguistical concept of eggcorns is named after the word eggcorn, hence the word eggcorn is the eponym of the concept. For people who don't make a living writing papers, the plain language equivalent of this is "namesake". As in, the concept is named for the sake of the word.