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Antonomasia vs Eponymy - What's the difference?

antonomasia | eponymy |

As nouns the difference between antonomasia and eponymy

is that antonomasia is {{cx|rhetoric|lang=en}} The substitution of an epithet or title in place of a proper noun while eponymy is the semantic relation of eponyms; the quality of being eponymous.

antonomasia

English

Noun

  • The substitution of an epithet or title in place of a proper noun
  • Use of a proper name to suggest its most obvious quality or aspect.
  • See also

    * ("antonomasia" on Wikipedia) ----

    eponymy

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (semantics) The semantic relation of eponyms; the quality of being eponymous.