epigone
Collocations
5ADJ.
exceptional, sincere, skilled
VERB + EPIGONE
plodding, remained
EPIGONE + NOUN
genius, habit, impressionists, s, teacher
PREP.
with
ADV.
often
Definitions
noun
A follower or disciple.
India is run by gerontocrats and epigones: grey hairs and groomed heirs.
An undistinguished or inferior imitator of a well known artist or their style.
While Shaler remained subordinate, he followed Agassiz’s intellectual lead, often with the epigone’s habit of exaggerating his master’s voice.
In another twist to the myth, his Head of Department, the ageless and loathsome Vermishank, was not a plodding epigone but an exceptional bio-thaumaturge.
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noun — an inferior imitator of some distinguished writer, artist, o
- epigon
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6India is run by gerontocrats and epigones: grey hairs and groomed heirs.
WiktionaryWhile Shaler remained subordinate, he followed Agassiz’s intellectual lead, often with the epigone’s habit of exaggerating his master’s voice.
WiktionaryIn another twist to the myth, his Head of Department, the ageless and loathsome Vermishank, was not a plodding epigone but an exceptional bio-thaumaturge.
WiktionaryThe painter, though skilled, remained an epigone of the impressionists without a voice of his own.
Tatoeba · #13562177The painter, though skilled, remained an epigone of the impressionists without a voice of her own.
Tatoeba · #13562178She refused to be an epigone of her teacher and looked for her own style.
Tatoeba · #13562179