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EPIGONE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does epigone mean?
• EPIGONE (noun)
The noun EPIGONE has 1 sense:
1. an inferior imitator of some distinguished writer, artist, or musician
Familiarity information: EPIGONE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An inferior imitator of some distinguished writer, artist, or musician
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
epigon; epigone
Hypernyms ("epigone" is a kind of...):
ape; aper; copycat; emulator; imitator (someone who copies the words or behavior of another)
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