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[Niky]

what are eponyms?

[Cragg]

A name of a drug, structure, or disease based on or derived from the name of a person.

Kiya naa doctoron waala question

[Niky]

A name of a drug, structure, or disease based on or derived from the name of a person.

Kiya naa doctoron waala question

Is that the definition for eponyms?

[Cragg]

A name of a drug, structure, or disease based on or derived from the name of a person.

Kiya naa doctoron waala question

Is that the definition for eponyms?

aur kya bolon achha yeh theek hai

An eponym is the name of a person, whether real or fictitious, which has (or is thought to have) given rise to the name of a particular place, tribe, discovery or other item. An eponymous person is the person referred to by the eponym. In contemporary English, the term "eponymous" is often used to mean "self-titled." The word eponym is often used for the thing titled.

The noun eponym has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: the name of a person for whom something is supposedly named


Meaning #2: a name derived from the name of person (real or imaginary) as the name of Alexandria is derived from the name of its founder: Alexander the Great


In different cultures, time periods have often been named after the person who ruled during that period.

One of the first cases of eponymity occurred in the second millennium BC, when the Assyrians named each year after a high official (limmu).
In ancient Greece, the eponym archon was the highest magistrate in Athens. The Archon of Athens had a yearly charge and each year was named after the elected one (e.g., the year 594 BC was named after Solon).
In Rome, the two annual consuls, as formal chief magistrates of the Roman republic (never constitutionally abolished, so still formally the joint heads of government even under the "political" reality of empire, both principate and dominate) gave both their names — regardless whether either one was reelected — to the year they were in office, this being the formal way of dating, alongside the "Ab Urbe Condita" continuous year ordinal (starting from the mythical date of the founding of Rome), the Greek Olympiad or even the rather pointless fiscal indiction (yet a tradition long surviving the Roman empire).
Famously, when the future dictator-for-life Julius Caesar was in office with an entirely insignificant political colleague, the jocular phrase was "the consulate of Julius AND Caesar". Emperors would often be elected consul, some even repeatedly, but never had an automatic right to be eponymous.
Well into the Christian era, dating eponymously by reign-years (the first, 2nd etc year of a named monarch) was not uncommon in various chanceries, especially at the court of a prince aspiring pivotal importance to his entire state's society, and was copied by minor dignitaries, even prelates. But the church, carefully presenting God as the supreme monarch above all mortal rulers (at times with some success in positioning its ecclesiastic head, the pope, as his viceregent on earth - sovereigns as John Lackland of England recognized him as their suzerain, the Holy Roman Emperor's refusal to do so being the ideological stake of the medieval so-called Investiture conflict), would succeed in imposing first on the public, and ultimately on all royal scripts, the 'neutral' dating AD.
Presidential administrations often become eponymous for a time period or trend, e.g., The Nixon Era, Jeffersonian Expansionism, A Kennedy Camelot, or simply the days of the Clinton administration.
British monarchs have become eponymous, throughout the English speaking world, for time periods, fashions, etc. Edwardian, Georgian, and (most famous of all) Victorian, are examples of these.
Other eponyms
Both in ancient Greece and independently among the Hebrews, a legendary leader of a tribe gave his name to it (as Achaeus for Achaeans, or Dorus for Dorians). The eponym gave apparent meaning to the mysterious names of tribes, and sometimes, as in the Sons of Noah, provided a primitive attempt at ethnology too, in the genealogical relationships of eponymous originators.
Places and towns can also be given an etymological meaning through an important figure: Peloponnesus was said to derive its name from Pelops. In historical times, new towns have often been named and renamed for historical figures.
In science and technology, discoveries are often named after the (supposed) discoverer, or to honor some other influential workers. Examples are Avogadro's number, the Diesel engine, and Parkinson's disease.
In the post-colonial United States of America, John Hancock's name has come to mean "signature".
In (modern) art
Some books, films, and TV shows have an eponymous principal character(s): Robinson Crusoe and Daria, for example.
The term is also applied to music, usually with regard to record titles. For example, Blur's 1997 album was also titled Blur. Many other artists and bands have also served as eponyms of albums or singles, usually as their debut or second release. (Blur is an oddity in that their album Blur was their 5th release.) Some bands, such as the Tindersticks, Led Zeppelin, Duran Duran, and Weezer, have released more than one and are thus referred to in other ways, including number (Led Zeppelin IV) and album art ( The Blue Album). Peter Gabriel's first four long play releases were all such (though the fourth was given a title for its US release). Another more common term is the self-titled album. The band R.E.M. titled their 1988 compilation CD Eponymous as a joke.
Self-titled albums are often indicated with the abbreviation "s/t," e.g., "They Might Be Giants (s/t)"

Achilles, Greek mythological character – Achilles' tendon; Achilles' heel
Adam, Biblical character – Adam's apple
Alvin Adams (1804–1877) – Adams Express
Len Adleman – the third letter of the name RSA, an asymmetric algorithm for public key cryptography, is taken from Adleman
Al-Khwarizmi, Persian mathematician of the 9th century – algorithm, algorism
Alfred V. Aho – the first letter of the name awk, a computer pattern/action language, is taken from Aho
Matthew Algie – tea and coffee merchant company
Alice Liddell – Alice in Wonderland, Alice in Wonderland syndrome
Alois Alzheimer – Alzheimer's disease
Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss – A&M Records
André-Marie Ampère – ampere - unit of electric current, Ampère's law
Roald Amundsen – Amundsen Sea; Amundsen crater, a crater on the Moon; Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station
José de Anchieta - Anchieta Island, Anchieta Highway, in Brazil
Anders Jonas Ångström – angstrom, unit of distance
Rafael Moreno Aranzadi, nicknamed Pichichi - The Pichichi Trophy
Archimedes – Archimedes' screw, Archimedes' principle
William George Armstrong – Armstrong breech-loading gun
Benedict Arnold– traitor
Hans Asperger – Asperger's syndrome
Robert Atkins (nutritionist) – Atkins Diet
Aurélio Buarque de Holanda – Aurélio's Brazilian Portuguese Dictionary.
Caesar Augustus – month August; Zaragoza (a spanish city)
R. Stanton Avery – Avery Dennison Corporation
Amedeo Avogadro – Avogadro's number, Avogadro's Law
B
Joseph Jules François Félix Babinski, French neurologist – Babinski reflex or Babinski sign, common name for Plantar reflex
Tomas Bata – founder of Bata Shoes; Bata Shoe Museum, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Batawa, Ontario; Batanagar, India
Karl Baedeker – Baedeker's
Bowman's Capsule, named for Sir William Bowman, a British anatomist
Barbara, daughter of Ruth Handler, creator of Barbie – Barbie doll
Joseph Barbera and William Hanna – Hanna-Barbera Productions
Y. M. Barr – Epstein-Barr virus
Jean Alexandre Barré – Guillain-Barré syndrome
Caspar Bartholin the Younger – Bartholin's gland
Basarab I – Bessarabia
Karl Adolph von Basedow – Graves-Basedow disease
Heinrich Beck – Beck's beer, Beck's Futures art prize
Louis de Béchamel, a courtier to King Louis

hope this wud help

[sara]

Arey kya eponyms ke subject pe Phd Kaaraney ka iraada hai kya????

[labelle]

preposterous: one who has several sexual realtionships! came accross the word in the sunday times. its another word for polygamous!

[Cragg]

preposterous: one who has several sexual realtionships! came accross the word in the sunday times. its another word for polygamous!

Correction :



The synonyms or meanings for this word are.

1) Contrary to nature, reason, or common sense;

2)absurd.



As per thesaurus:



preposterous



adjective



1)So senseless as to be laughable: absurd, foolish, harebrained, idiotic, imbecilic, insane, lunatic, mad, moronic, nonsensical, silly, softheaded, tomfool, unearthly, zany. Informal cockeyed, crazy, loony, loopy. Slang balmy2, dippy, dopey, jerky, sappy, wacky. See ability/inability, knowledge/ignorance.



1)Beyond all reason: obscene, outrageous, ridiculous, shocking, unconscionable, unreasonable. Idioms: out of bounds, out of sight. See usual/unusual.





Nothing related specifically to sex or sexual partners but can be used for that ...

[labelle]

oxymoron: figure of speech where to words of opposite meaning are put together.



like unkindly kind



came accross this word in 9th grade and found it very interesting!

[HH]

Chambers{b] English[/b] Dictionary >>>>> Bandicoot *****>>>>> "pig rat" >>>>> "pandi kokku" >>>>> Word Traced To Telugu!



***** The Polical "Bandicoots" Have Distinguished Themselves In Their Own Way!

[Nyx!]

preposterous: one who has several sexual realtionships! came accross the word in the sunday times. its another word for polygamous!

i think simply put it also means ridiculous...

[Nyx!]

oxymoron: figure of speech where to words of opposite meaning are put together.

like unkindly kind

came accross this word in 9th grade and found it very interesting!

'nother example... conspicuous by her/his absence... where both the words are antonyms to each other..

[good4now]

Great thread

[Nyx!]

Great thread

Then add to it buddy

[Nyx!]

toponym...A toponym is a name of a locality, region, or some other part of Earth's surface or an artificial feature



did i post this before here .. .???

[Nyx!]

Zelophobia---fear of jealousy

[mAnOmAn]

obfuscate: confuse

[akshay]

onomatopoeic: Any word conveying something based on the sound of that something. example: clap, buzz, hoot, hiss...

[Nyx!]

Julienne---Vegetables, potatoes, or other items cut into thin strips; 1/8-inch square x 1 to 2 inches is standard.

*wash and julienne the carrots*

[Nyx!]

hey thanx mods for moving this thread to special interest board...

[Nyx!]

inure---cause to accept or become hardened to; to accustom to accept something undesirable

[HH]

Noun 1. happenstance***** - an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
Synonyms: coincidence
- http://www.webster-dictionary.org/defin ... ppenstance

***** ergo ... if you're happy because of this ... it should be ... "HAPPYSTANCE"! ... eh eh eh

[akshay]

nyx: (Greek mythology) Greek goddess of the night; daughter of Chaos; counterpart of Roman Nox [syn: Nyx]

In a Letter to a friend at School, during Vacation: " ... flabbergasted***** ..." (wanting to sound high er 'bombastic')

***** Horrors ... it did not mean anything to flatter ... it meant >>>>>

flabbergast - : flab·ber·gast
Pronunciation: 'fla-b&r-"gast
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: origin unknown
: to overwhelm with shock, surprise, or wonder
- http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=flabbergasted

End of School ... Lost a good smiling friend, too!

So Beware of Unknown / Strange Words ... Know Meaning and USE!

Just to stress HH sir's message:





exonerate: To free from blame. To free from a responsibility, obligation, or task.



I have an interesting association with this word. When I was in college I thought it would be cool to express my attitude through words on my action sneakers- remember that brand??



I thought exonerate indicated an unfettered attitude, an attitude of breaking from bondage, freeing oneself in a comprehensive sense. So thought it was cool and expressed my attitude. So I used to parade around the college with EXONERATE calligraphed on my sneakers. No one really commented; it is likely they decided I was demented.



It was not untill an year later upon revisiting this word did I realise that the word has a legal association and not a rebellious association. Ofcourse, I felt like an ass for a long time after that. Very soon after that I stopped the whole nonsense of calligraphed shoes.

[HH]

nyx*****... Nox [syn: Nyx]



... HH~~~~~ ... message:


exonerate^^^^^

~~~~~ Thank You, "akshay"! ... For sharing your ***** wisdom & ^^^^^ experience!

[Cragg]

nyx*****... Nox [syn: Nyx]



... HH~~~~~ ... message:


exonerate^^^^^

~~~~~ Thank You, "akshay"! ... For sharing your ***** wisdom & ^^^^^ experience!

exculpate: to free from guilt or blame,



another word for exonerate