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proprietary eponym

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables
pro-pri-etary e-ponym
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A successful brand name or trademark that has come into general use to refer to the generic class of objects rather than the specific brand type, usually without the exclusive rights to said product being lost by the parent company.

Inflected Forms

proprietary eponyms (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

antonomasia

Synonyms

genericized trademark

Questions

What does proprietary eponym mean?
A successful brand name or trademark that has come into general use to refer to the generic class of objects rather than the specific brand type, usually without the exclusive rights to said product being lost by the parent company.

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