Epigone
7 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
A lesser imitator of a distinguished writer, artist, or musician who fails to match the original's quality.
“Critics dismissed the painter as a mere epigone of the great masters he so obviously admired.”
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ep·i·gone
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Ends in ONE, contains G and no repeated letters, making it moderately distinctive
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The G adds a little value, the ONE ending is a useful hook on boards where the O is already placed
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