epigon

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Czech[edit]

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Noun[edit]

epigon m anim

  1. epigone

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Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English epigone, from French épigones, from Latin epigonī, from Ancient Greek ἐπίγονοι (epígonoi), plural form of ἐπίγονος (epígonos, offspring, descendant), from ἐπιγίγνομαι (epigígnomai, I come after), from ἐπί (epí, upon), from γίγνομαι (gígnomai, I become).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈɛpiɡɔn]
  • Hyphenation: èpi‧gon

Noun[edit]

èpigon (first-person possessive epigonku, second-person possessive epigonmu, third-person possessive epigonnya)

  1. epigone: an undistinguished or inferior imitator of a well known artist or their style.

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Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from German Epigone or French épigone.

Noun[edit]

epigon m (plural epigoni)

  1. epigone

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