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名祖
なおや
1. [n]
▶ eponym (person after whom something is named)



History:
4. A 2020-11-17 03:28:50  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
3. A* 2020-11-16 17:36:44  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/エポニム
daijs (エポニム): 人名に由来する名称。カーディガンやワット、ドップラー効果などの類。[補説]本来は名祖 (なおや) (民族や土地などの名の起こりとなった人)の意。
https://www.lexico.com/definition/eponym
  Comments:
冠名 is a term related to horse racing. I've proposed a new gloss.
"Eponym" either refers to a person after whom something is named, or something which is named after a person. 名祖 is the former.
  Diff:
@@ -12,4 +12 @@
-<pos>&adj-no;</pos>
-<xref type="see" seq="2101260">冠名</xref>
-<xref type="see" seq="2101260">冠名</xref>
-<gloss>eponym</gloss>
+<gloss>eponym (person after whom something is named)</gloss>
2. A 2020-11-15 20:25:21  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
冠名	20113
名祖	573
  Comments:
Aligning
  Diff:
@@ -13 +13,2 @@
-<gloss>eponym (word derived from the name of a place or person)</gloss>
+<xref type="see" seq="2101260">冠名</xref>
+<gloss>eponym</gloss>
1. A 2006-10-03 00:00:00 
  Comments:
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