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epigone

/ˈep.ɪ.ɡəʊn/

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noun

/ˈep.ɪ.ɡəʊn/C2formal
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее менее талантливого или посредственного последователя или подражателя выдающегося писателя, художника или музыканта.

A noun referring to a less talented or inferior follower or imitator of a distinguished writer, artist, or musician.

  1. Inferior imitatorC2formalart

    A less talented follower or imitator of a distinguished artist, writer, or musician, often lacking originality.

    ruЭпигон

    • The painter was dismissed as a mere epigone of Picasso.
    • Many critics considered the poet an epigone of the Romantic era.
    • The composer's work was seen as that of an epigone, lacking the innovation of his predecessors.

    Synonymscopycatderivativedisciplefollowerhackimitatorparrotsecond-rater

    Antonymscreatorgeniusinnovatormasteroriginatorpioneertrailblazer

Forms
  • epigones plural form
  • epigones' possessive plural form
  • epigone's possessive singular form