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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ep•i•gone (ep′i gōn′),USA pronunciation n. - an undistinguished imitator, follower, or successor of an important writer, painter, etc.
Also, ep•i•gon (ep′i gon′).USA pronunciation - Greek epígonos (one) born afterward, equivalent. to epi- epi- + -gonos, akin to gígnesthai to be born
- Latin epigonus
- 1860–65;
ep•i•gon•ic (ep′i gon′ik),USA pronunciation adj. e•pig•o•nism (i pig′ə niz′əm, e pig′-, ep′ə gō′niz im, -gon′iz-),USA pronunciation n. |