Eponym and Metonymy

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Difference between Eponym and Metonymy

Eponym vs. Metonymy

An eponym is a person, place, or thing after whom or after which something is named, or believed to be named. Metonymy is a figure of speech in which a thing or concept is referred to by the name of something closely associated with that thing or concept.

Similarities between Eponym and Metonymy

Eponym and Metonymy have 3 things in common (in Unionpedia): Antonomasia, Generic trademark, Toponymy.

Antonomasia

In rhetoric, antonomasia is a kind of metonymy in which an epithet or phrase takes the place of a proper name, such as "the little corporal" for Napoleon I. Conversely, antonomasia can also be using a proper name as an archetypal name, to express a generic idea.

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Generic trademark

A generic trademark, also known as a genericized trademark or proprietary eponym, is a trademark or brand name that, due to its popularity or significance, has become the generic name for, or synonymous with, a general class of product or service, usually against the intentions of the trademark's holder.

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Toponymy

Toponymy is the study of place names (toponyms), their origins, meanings, use, and typology.

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Eponym and Metonymy Comparison

Eponym has 132 relations, while Metonymy has 110. As they have in common 3, the Jaccard index is 1.24% = 3 / (132 + 110).

References

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