epigone

noun

ep·i·gone ˈe-pə-ˌgōn How to pronounce epigone (audio)

: follower, disciple

also : an inferior imitator

epigonic

ˌe-pə-ˈgä-nik How to pronounce epigone (audio)

adjective

or epigonous

i-ˈpi-gə-nəs How to pronounce epigone (audio)

epigonism

i-ˈpi-gə-ˌni-zəm How to pronounce epigone (audio)

noun

epigonic

adjective

variants or epigonous

as in copied

using or marked by the use of something else as a basis or model an epic novel that would eventually spawn a vast body of epigonic fiction

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copied
formulaic
mimetic
mimic
emulative
canned
imitative
deceptive
unoriginal
reproduced
backup
slavish
synthetic
plagiarized
artificial
duplicated
mock
reduplicated
imitation
fraudulent
simulated
bogus
fake
sham
apish
substitute
false
misleading
man-made
cribbed
transcribed
photocopied
routine
uninspired
perfunctory
forged
counterfeit
factitious
cut-and-dry
cut-and-dried

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

bona fide
original
true
legitimate
authentic
real
natural
archetypal
archetypical
genuine
ideal
classic
model

单词	epigonic
释义	epigone noun ep·i·gone ˈe-pə-ˌgōn : follower, disciple also : an inferior imitator epigonic ˌe-pə-ˈgä-nik adjective or epigonous i-ˈpi-gə-nəs e- epigonism i-ˈpi-gə-ˌni-zəm e- noun Did you know? English borrowed "epigone" from German in the 19th century. The Germans themselves had taken the word from the Latin epigonus, which means "successor." The Latin term followed the Greek epigonos, which was often used in plural to designate the sons of seven legendary Greek leaders who were defeated at Thebes. "Epigonos" in turn came from the Greek verb epigignesthai, meaning "to be born after." "Epi-" can mean "after," and gignesthai means "to be born." Synonyms acolyte adherent convert disciple follower liege man partisan partizan pupil votarist votary See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences few of director Alfred Hitchcock's many epigones possess quite the same wit or style as the master Recent Examples on the Web Ms. Yamaguchi is an heir of Tamara de Lempicka, epigone of Art Deco figuration. Roberta Smith, New York Times, 13 July 2017 That became the conventional wisdom once their stateside epigones took up the cry. Tom Carson, New York Times, 1 June 2016 Word History Etymology German, from Latin epigonus successor, from Greek epigonos, from epigignesthai to be born after, from epi- + gignesthai to be born — more at kin First Known Use 1865, in the meaning defined above epigonic adjective variants or epigonous as in copied using or marked by the use of something else as a basis or model an epic novel that would eventually spawn a vast body of epigonic fiction Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance copied formulaic mimetic mimic emulative canned imitative deceptive unoriginal reproduced backup slavish synthetic plagiarized artificial duplicated mock reduplicated imitation fraudulent simulated bogus fake sham apish substitute false misleading man-made cribbed transcribed photocopied routine uninspired perfunctory forged counterfeit factitious cut-and-dry cut-and-dried Antonyms & Near Antonyms bona fide original true legitimate authentic real natural archetypal archetypical genuine ideal classic model See More
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