epigon

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Czech

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Noun

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epigon m anim

  1. epigone

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From English epigone, from French épigones, from Latin epigonī, from Ancient Greek ἐπίγονοι (epígonoi), plural form of ἐπίγονος (epígonos, offspring, descendant), from ἐπιγίγνομαι (epigígnomai, I come after), from ἐπί (epí, upon), from γίγνομαι (gígnomai, I become).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɛpiɡɔn]
  • Hyphenation: èpi‧gon

Noun

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èpigon (first-person possessive epigonku, second-person possessive epigonmu, third-person possessive epigonnya)

  1. epigone: an undistinguished or inferior imitator of a well known artist or their style.

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Epigone or French épigone.

Noun

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epigon m (plural epigoni)

  1. epigone

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