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epigone

UK/ˈɛpəɡəʊn/US/ˈɛpəɡoʊn/

epigone noun: a follower or disciple.

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
    • 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.2000, China Miéville, Perdido Street Station, →ISBN
    Synonyms:
    imitator

epigone meaning in Tamil, Bengali and Indonesian

epigone in Tamil

சீடன்

epigone in Bengali

মহান ব্যক্তির অনুগত অনুকরণকারী, উত্তরসূরি

epigone in Indonesian

imitator of artist or style
epigon

Synonyms of epigone

Forms of epigone

pluralepigones

Origin of epigone

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”).

Words formed from epigone

Questions about epigone

What does epigone mean?
Epigone means a follower or disciple.
What is epigone in Tamil?
Epigone in Tamil is சீடன். See Epigone meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is epigone?
Epigone is a noun.
How do you pronounce epigone?
Epigone is pronounced /ˈɛpəɡəʊn/ (UK).
What is the plural of epigone?
The plural of epigone is epigones.

Words near epigone in the dictionary

  1. epigonadal
  2. epigonal
  3. epigonality
  4. epigonation
  5. epigonations
  6. epigone
  7. epigones
  8. epigoni
  9. epigonic
  10. epigonid
  11. epigonids

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Adapted from Wiktionary: epigone (page history and authors); epigone (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); epigone (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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