ἐπίγονος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐπι- (epi-, after, prepositional prefix) +‎ γόνος (gónos, fruit, product, seed; begetting, procreation).

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Noun

ἐπίγονος (epígonosm or f (genitive ἐπίγονου); second declension

  1. A thing which "comes after" the fruit or seed of something else: offspring, descendant

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