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epigone

(ep′ə gōn′)

an inferior descendant, follower, or imitator

Origin: Ger sing. of epigonen < Gr (hoi) Epigonoi, lit., (the) Afterborn, epithet of the sons of the chiefs who fell in the first war against Thebes, pl. of epigonos, orig. adj., born after: see epi- & gono-

Related Forms:

epigonic adjective

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noun

A second-rate imitator or follower, especially of an artist or a philosopher.

Origin:

Origin: French épigone

Origin: , sing. of épigones

Origin: , from Greek Epigonoi, sons of the seven heroes against Thebes

Origin: , from

Origin: pl. of epigonos, born after

Origin: : epi-, epi-

Origin: + gonos, child, seed; see genə- in Indo-European roots

Related Forms:

epˌi·gonˈic (-gŏnˈĭk) adjective

e·pigˈon·ism (ĭ-pĭgˈə-nĭzˌəm) noun

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