Epigone
noun | /epigone/
An inferior or unoriginal follower, especially one who imitates a distinguished predecessor.
Epigone
noun | /epigone/
Advanced WordsHARDAn inferior or unoriginal follower, especially one who imitates a distinguished predecessor.
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"The critic dismissed the novelist as an epigone of a much greater writer. Means: The critic considered the novelist an inferior imitator of a famous author."
"Rather than becoming an epigone, the artist developed an unmistakably personal style. Means: The artist avoided merely copying an earlier model."
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An epigone echoes a great predecessor but does not equal the original.
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