epigone

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun an inferior imitator of some distinguished writer or artist of musician

Etymology

From French épigone, from Latin epigonus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίγονος (epígonos, “offspring, descendant”), from ἐπιγίγνομαι (epigígnomai, “to come after”), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”), from γίγνομαι (gígnomai, “to become”).

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Synonyms

epigon

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