n.
Pronunciation: ' e-p ə - ˌ g ō n
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 \ ˌ e-p ə - ' gä-nik \ or epig · o · nous \ i- ' pi-g ə -n ə s, e- \ adjective
– epig · o · nism \ - ' pi-g ə - ˌ ni-z ə m \ noun