Main Entry: ep·i·gone

Pronunciation: \ˈe-pə-ˌgōn\

Function: noun

Etymology: German, from Latin epigonus successor, from Greek epigonos, from epigignesthai to be born after, from epi- + gignesthai to be born — more at kin

Date: 1865

: follower, disciple; also : an inferior imitator

— ep·i·gon·ic \ˌe-pə-ˈgä-nik\ or epig·o·nous \i-ˈpi-gə-nəs, e-\ adjective

— epig·o·nism \-ˈpi-gə-ˌni-zəm\ noun