epigone
epigone
Definition
epi·gone (ep′ə gōn′)
noun pl. -·gones′ or epig′o·ni′e pig′ə nī′, ē-
an inferior descendant, follower, or imitator
Etymology: 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-
ep′i·gon′ic adjective
epigone
Usage Examples
Adjective modifier
- modern-day: Certainly, the founders and sages of the early church were less dogmatic than their modern-day epigones.
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