epigone

See also épigone, and Epigone

English [edit]

From French épigones, from Latin epigonī, from Ancient Greek ἐπίγονοι (epigonoi), plural form of ἐπίγονος (epigonos, “born after”), from ἐπιγίγνομαι (epigignomai, “I come after”), from ἐπί (epi, “upon”), from γίγνομαι (gignomai, “I become”).

epigone (plural epigones)

A follower or disciple.
- 2013 May 11, “What a waste”, The Economist, volume 407, number 8835, page 12:
  
  India is run by gerontocrats and epigones: grey hairs and groomed heirs.
An undistinguished or inferior imitator of a well known artist or their style.
- 1992, Stephen Jay Gould Bully for Brontosaurus
  
  While Shaler remained subordinate, he followed Agassiz’s intellectual lead, often with the epigone’s habit of exaggerating his master’s voice.
- 2000, China Miéville Perdido Street Station
  
  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.

follower, disciple

imitator of artist or style

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