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epigone
ep·i·gone
[
éppi gn
]
(
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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ep·i·gon·ic [ èppi gónnik ] adjectiveep·i·gon·ism [ i píggə nìzzəm ] nounep·i·gon·ous [ i píggənəss ] adjective
