— epigonic /ep'i gon"ik/ , adj. — epigonism /i pig"euh niz'euhm, e pig"-, ep"euh goh'niz im, -gon'iz-/ , n.
/ep"i gohn'/ , n.
an undistinguished imitator, follower, or successor of an important writer, painter, etc.
Also, epigon /ep"i gon'/ .
[ 1860-65; epigonus epígonos (one) born afterward, equiv. to epi- EPI- + -gonos, akin to gígnesthai to be born ]