der Epigone
epigone, imitator
C2Culture & leisure
Meaning
An imitator who copies a great model's style without creative power of their own.
Example: Nach Hafis kamen viele Epigonen, aber kein ebenbürtiger Dichter. (After Hafez came many imitators, but no equal poet.)
In other languages
- DEDeutsch der Epigone
- FAفارسی مقلد، دنبالهرو بیخلاقیت
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