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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from German Epigone or French épigone, from Latin epigonus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίγονος (epígonos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌeː.piˈɣoːn/
- Hyphenation: epi‧goon
- Rhymes: -oːn
Noun
epigoon m (plural epigonen, diminutive epigoontje n)
- epigone (undistinguished or inferior imitator)
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