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epigon

epigon is the alternative form of epigone.

Meaning of epigone

Noun

epigone (plural epigones)

  1. A follower or disciple.
    • India is run by gerontocrats and epigones: grey hairs and groomed heirs.2013 May 11, “What a waste”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8835, page 12
  2. An undistinguished or inferior imitator of a well known artist or their style.
    • While Shaler remained subordinate, he followed Agassiz’s intellectual lead, often with the epigone’s habit of exaggerating his master’s voice.1991, Stephen Jay Gould, Bully for Brontosaurus, →ISBN
    Synonyms:
    imitator

Forms of epigon

pluralepigons

Questions about epigon

What is epigon the alternative form of?
Epigon is the alternative form of epigone.

Words near epigon in the dictionary

  1. epiglycanin
  2. epignathous
  3. epignathus
  4. epignosis
  5. epignostic
  6. epigon
  7. epigonadal
  8. epigonal
  9. epigonality
  10. epigonation
  11. epigonations

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