epigone

[ ep-i-gohn ]

/ ˈɛp ɪˌgoʊn /

an undistinguished imitator, follower, or successor of an important writer, painter, etc.

Also ep·i·gon

[ep-i-gon] /ˈɛp ɪˌgɒn/.

Origin of epigone

1860–65; < Latin epigonus < Greek epígonos (one) born afterward, equivalent to epi- epi- + -gonos, akin to gígnesthai to be born

ep·i·gon·ic

[ep-i-gon-ik] /ˌɛp ɪˈgɒn ɪk/, adjective e·pig·o·nism

[ih-pig-uh-niz-uh m, e-pig-, ep-uh-goh-niz-im, -gon-iz-] /ɪˈpɪg əˌnɪz əm, ɛˈpɪg-, ˈɛp əˌgoʊ nɪz ɪm, -ˌgɒn ɪz-/, noun

epigone

/ (ˈɛpɪˌɡəʊn) /

rare an inferior follower or imitator

C19: from Greek epigonos one born after, from epigignesthai; see epigene