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A.Word.A.Day--eponymPronunciation: WAV or RealAudioeponym (EP-uh-nim) noun 1. A person, real or imaginary, from whom something, as a tribe, nation, or place, takes or is said to take its name. 2. A word based on or derived from a person's name. 3. Any ancient official whose name was used to designate his year of office. [Back formation from eponymous, from Greek epxnymos giving name.] "H.J. Russell & Co. Why is the new president of this diversified service firm in Atlanta already making plans against the day when its 58-year-old founder, eponym, and CEO retires?" Carol Davenport, Fortune People: On the Rise, Fortune, 23 Oct 1989. This week's theme: words about words.
X-BonusThere are two ways to slide easily through life: to believe everything or to doubt everything; both ways save us from thinking. -Alfred Korzybski, engineer, mathematician, and philosopher (1879-1950)
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