Epigone

EP-i-GOHN (/ˈɛp ɪˌgoʊn/)

an undistinguished imitator or follower.

“VELCRO is an epigone of nature: the tiny hooks and loops of a plant inspired a fastening system now used by billions.”

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an interval between reigns or governments; more broadly, a pause or gap in continuity.

a strong feeling of repugnance, distaste, or dislike

something or someone that is not in its correct historical or chronological time, especially something that belongs to an earlier time

blindly or overly optimistic.

to restate or summarise; to go over the main points again.

reasoning that tests truth by holding opposing ideas in tension.