epigone

ep·i·gone

(ĕp′ĭ-gōn′)

A second-rate imitator or follower, especially of an artist or a philosopher.

[French épigone, sing. of épigones, from Greek Epigonoi, sons of the seven heroes against Thebes, from pl. of epigonos, born after : epi-, epi- + gonos, child, seed; see genə- in Indo-European roots.]

ep′i·gon′ic (-gŏn′ĭk) adj.

e·pig′on·ism (ĭ-pĭg′ə-nĭz′əm) n.

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epigone

(ˈɛpɪˌɡəʊn) or

epigon

rare an inferior follower or imitator

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

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ep•i•gone

(ˈɛp ɪˌgoʊn)

also ep•i•gon

(-ˌgɒn)

n.

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

[1860–65; < Latin epigonus < Greek epígonos (one) born afterward]

ep`i•gon′ic (-ˈgɒn ɪk) adj.

e•pig•o•nism (ɪˈpɪg əˌnɪz əm) n.

epigone

an heir, descendant, or successor, frequently an inferior successor.

See also: Relationship

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