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epigonous

epigonous adjective: following and modelling after another thing.

Adjective

epigonous (comparative more epigonous, superlative most epigonous)

  1. Following and modelling after another thing.
    Synonyms:
    imitative

Synonyms of epigonous

Forms of epigonous

comparativemore epigonous
superlativemost epigonous

Origin of epigonous

From epigone (“imitator, follower, disciple”) + -ous.

Questions about epigonous

What does epigonous mean?
Epigonous means following and modelling after another thing.
What part of speech is epigonous?
Epigonous is an adjective.

Words near epigonous in the dictionary

  1. epigonids
  2. epigonion
  3. epigonism
  4. epigonisms
  5. Epigonoi
  6. epigonous
  7. epigons
  8. epigonus
  9. epigram
  10. epigrammatic
  11. epigrammatical

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