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proprietary eponym en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. 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.

Forms

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proprietary eponyms Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

antonomasia

Synonyms

genericized trademark

Translations (6)

fr nom de marque générique (brand name that has come into general use) · fi yleisnimistynyt tavaramerkki (brand name that has come into general use) · pl spospoliciała nazwa marketingowa (brand name that has come into general use) · cmn 通用商標 /通用商标 (brand name that has come into general use) · fr nom de marque lexicalisé (brand name that has come into general use) · nl propriëtair eponiem (brand name that has come into general use)