Meanings
plural proprietary eponyms
- 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.
Synonyms: genericized trademark
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA 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.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 通用商標 /通用商标
- 通用商標 /通用商标 (tōngyòng shāngbiāo)brand name that has come into general use
Dutch propriëtair eponiem
- propriëtair eponiembrand name that has come into general use
Finnish yleisnimistynyt tavaramerkki
- yleisnimistynyt tavaramerkkibrand name that has come into general use
French nom de marque lexicalisé, nom de marque générique
- nom de marque lexicalisébrand name that has come into general use
- nom de marque génériquebrand name that has come into general use
Polish spospoliciała nazwa marketingowa
- spospoliciała nazwa marketingowabrand name that has come into general use
Cite this entry
proprietary eponym. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proprietary%20eponym
“proprietary eponym.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proprietary%20eponym. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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