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epigone

ep·i·gone [ éppi gn ] (plural ep·i·gones) or ep·i·gon [ éppi gòn ] (plural ep·i·gons)

noun

Definition:

mediocre disciple: a mediocre imitator of somebody else, especially of an important artist or philosopher ( literary )

[Mid-18th century. Via French< Greek epigonos "offspring" < gignesthai "be born"]

ep·i·gon·ic [ èppi gónnik ] adjective

ep·i·gon·ism [ i píggə nìzzəm ] noun

ep·i·gon·ous [ i píggənəss ] adjective

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