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epigonous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
epigonous
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Following and modelling after another thing.

Etymology

From epigone (“imitator, follower, disciple”) + -ous.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more epigonous (comparative) most epigonous (superlative)

Synonyms

imitative

Questions

What does epigonous mean?
Following and modelling after another thing.
Where does epigonous come from?
From epigone (“imitator, follower, disciple”) + -ous.

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