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epigone

[ ep-i-gohn ]

noun

  1. an undistinguished imitator, follower, or successor of an important writer, painter, etc.


epigone

/ ˈɛpɪˌɡəʊn; ˈɛpɪˌɡɒn /

noun

  1. rare.
    an inferior follower or imitator
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • ep·i·gon·ic [ep-i-, gon, -ik], adjective
  • e·pig·o·nism [ih-, pig, -, uh, -niz-, uh, m, e-, pig, -, ep, -, uh, -goh-niz-im, -gon-iz-], noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of epigone1

First recorded in 1860–65; from Latin epigonus, from Greek epígonos “(one) born afterward,” equivalent to epi- + -gonos, akin to gígnesthai “to be born, become”; epi-
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Word History and Origins

Origin of epigone1

C19: from Greek epigonos one born after, from epigignesthai; see epigene
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Example Sentences

Gingrich inspired in his epigones a destructive — or to use a favorite term of his brightest student, “nasty” — style of politics.

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