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発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈɛpəɡəʊn/, /ˈɛpɪɡəʊn/
• (米国発音) IPA: /ˈɛpəɡoʊn/, /ˈɛpɪɡoʊn/, /ˈɛpəɡɑn/, /ˈɛpɪɡɑn/

名詞

epigone (plural epigones)

1. A follower or disciple.
   • 2013 May 11, “What a waste”, in The Economist‎, volume 407, number 8835, page 12:

     India is run by gerontocrats and epigones: grey hairs and groomed heirs.

2. An undistinguished or inferior imitator of a well known artist or their style.

   Synonym: imitator

   • 1991, Stephen Jay Gould, Bully for Brontosaurus, →ISBN:

     While Shaler remained subordinate, he followed Agassiz’s intellectual lead, often with the epigone’s habit of exaggerating his master’s voice.

   • 2000, China Miéville, Perdido Street Station, →ISBN:

     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.

派生語

• epigonality
• epigonic
• epigonism
• epigonous