[ep-i-gohn] 
| an undistinguished imitator, follower, or successor of an important writer, painter, etc. |
[ep-i-gon] .
[ep-i-gon-ik] , adjective [i-pig-uh-niz-uhm, e-pig-, ep-uh-goh-niz-im, -gon-iz-] , noun | ep·i·gone (ěp'ĭ-gōn') n. 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. |