The painter, though skilled, remained an epigone of the impressionists without a voice of his own.
Source: tatoeba (13562177)
Epigone
//ˈɛpəɡəʊn//
Synonyms for "epigone" (2 found)
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Translations
20 translations across 12 languages.
Catalan
2 entries- epígon noun (follower, disciple)
- epígon noun (imitator of artist or style)
Czech
1 entries- epigon noun (imitator of artist or style)
Danish
2 entries- epigon noun (follower, disciple)
- epigon noun (imitator of artist or style)
Dutch
1 entries- epigoon noun (follower, disciple)
German
4 entries- Epigone noun (follower, disciple)
- Epigone noun (imitator of artist or style)
- Epigonin noun (follower, disciple)
- Epigonin noun (imitator of artist or style)
Hungarian
1 entries- epigon noun (imitator of artist or style)
Indonesian
1 entries- epigon noun (imitator of artist or style)
Italian
4 entries- epigona noun (follower, disciple)
- epigona noun (imitator of artist or style)
- epigono noun (follower, disciple)
- epigono noun (imitator of artist or style)
Norwegian
1 entries- epigon noun (imitator of artist or style)
Polish
1 entries- epigon noun (imitator of artist or style)
Spanish
1 entries- epígono noun (follower, disciple)
Swedish
1 entries- epigon noun (imitator of artist or style)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
The painter, though skilled, remained an epigone of the impressionists without a voice of her own.
Source: tatoeba (13562178)
She refused to be an epigone of her teacher and looked for her own style.
Source: tatoeba (13562179)
He was a sincere epigone, not a genius but faithfully dedicated to the tradition.
Source: tatoeba (13562180)
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