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epigone

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7 lettersPronunciation /ˈɛpəɡəʊn/Part of speech nounSorted eeginopStarts with EEnds with E0 clues
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Definitions

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

Word origin

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”).

Used in a sentence

  • India is run by gerontocrats and epigones: grey hairs and groomed heirs.
  • While Shaler remained subordinate, he followed Agassiz’s intellectual lead, often with the epigone’s habit of exaggerating his master’s voice.
  • In another twist to the myth, his Head of Department, the ageless and loathsome Vermishank, was not a plodding epigone but an exceptional bio-thaumaturge.

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