| Front | epigone \EP-i-goan\ |
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| Back | noun A mediocre imitator or follower of an important artist, writer, etc. [From French epigone, from Greek epigonoi (child), from epi- (after) + gonos, from root of gignesthai (to be born).] "Just as Michael Arad doesn't want to be pigeonholed as an 'Israeli architect', he is loath to appear an epigone of Maya Lin, the designer of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C." - Michael Z. Wise; At Ground Zero, A Fresh Take; The Los Angeles Times; Mar 7, 2004. |
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