epigone
Meanings
noun
- A follower or disciple.
- An undistinguished or inferior imitator of a well known artist or their style.
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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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