Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

epigoni

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: epigo-ni
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of epigonus

name

The legendary sons of the Argive heroes of the first Theban War, who as legend has it, were themselves prosecutors of the second Theban War.

Etymology

From Latin Epigonī, itself from Ancient Greek Ἐπίγονοι.

Inflected Forms

Epigonoi (alternative)

Questions

What does epigoni mean?: plural of epigonus
Where does epigoni come from?: From Latin Epigonī, itself from Ancient Greek Ἐπίγονοι.

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