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EPIGON

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ep⋅i⋅gone

  [ep-i-gohn]
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–noun
an undistinguished imitator, follower, or successor of an important writer, painter, etc.
Also, ep⋅i⋅gon  [ep-i-gon] .

Origin:
1860–65; < L epigonus < Gk epígonos (one) born afterward, equiv. to epi- epi- + -gonos, akin to gígnesthai to be born

Related forms:
ep⋅i⋅gon⋅ic  [ep-i-gon-ik] , adjective
e⋅pig⋅o⋅nism  [i-pig-uh-niz-uhm, e-pig-, ep-uh-goh-niz-im, -gon-iz-] , noun
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epigon

noun
an inferior imitator of some distinguished writer or artist of musician [syn: epigone] 
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