This week's theme: porcine words to mark the Chinese new year. epigone (EP-i-goan) noun
A mediocre imitator or follower of an important artist, writer, etc. [From French epigone, from Greek epigonoi (child), from epi- (after) + gonos, from root of gignesthai (to be born).] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=epigone -Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org) "Just as [Michael] Arad doesn't want to be pigeonholed as an 'Israeli architect,' he is loath to appear an epigone of Maya Lin, the designer of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C." Michael Z. Wise; At Ground Zero, A Fresh Take; The Los Angeles Times; Mar 7, 2004. Sponsored by: Ever wonder why we aren't just happy, we're happy as a clam? Derivation, a fascinating game about word & phrase origins. A great gift! http://entspire.com And you? Get your message about your business, products, or services to more than half-million readers in this space. Contact us at sponsorsATwordsmith.org (replace AT with @). ............................................................................ Extended empires are like expanded gold, exchanging solid strength for feeble splendor. -Samuel Johnson, lexicographer (1709-1784) Looking for word/quotation archives: http://wordsmith.org/awad/archives.html Unsubscribe, change address, etc: http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscriber.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/epigone.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/epigone.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/epigone.html This message was sent to "[email protected]".
