EPIGONE


Meaning of EPIGONE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈe-pə-ˌgōn ]

noun

Etymology: German, from Latin epigonus successor, from Greek epigonos, from epigignesthai to be born after, from epi- + gignesthai to be born — more at kin

Date: 1865

: follower , disciple ; also : an inferior imitator

• ep·i·gon·ic ˌe-pə-ˈgä-nik or epig·o·nous i-ˈpi-gə-nəs, e- adjective

• epig·o·nism -ˈpi-gə-ˌni-zəm noun

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