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Terms vs Eponym - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between terms and eponym

is that terms is while eponym is the name of a real or fictitious person whose name has, or is thought to have, given rise to the name of a particular item.

terms

English

Noun

(head)

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    eponym

    English

    (wikipedia eponym)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The name of a real or fictitious person whose name has, or is thought to have, given rise to the name of a particular item.
    • ''Romulus is the eponym of Rome.
  • A word formed from a real or fictive person’s name.
    • ''Rome is an eponym of Romulus.
    Alzheimer's disease, boycott, Columbia, stentorian, sandwich and Victorian are examples of eponyms .

    Synonyms

    * namesake

    Derived terms

    * eponymous