epigone
[ ep-i-gohn ]
/ ˈɛp ɪˌgoʊn /
noun
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
OTHER WORDS FROM epigone
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-/, nounWords nearby epigone
British Dictionary definitions for epigone
epigone
epigon (ˈɛpɪˌɡɒn)
/ (ˈɛpɪˌɡəʊn) /
noun
rare
an inferior follower or imitator
Word Origin for epigone
C19: from Greek
epigonos one born after, from
epigignesthai; see
epigene