# epigone

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɛpəɡəʊn/

## Definitions
1. A follower or disciple.
2. An undistinguished or inferior imitator of a well known artist or their style.

## Etymology
From French épigone, from Latin epigonus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίγονος (epígonos, “offspring, descendant”), from ἐπιγίγνομαι (epigígnomai, “I come after”), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”), from γίγνομαι (gígnomai, “I become”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/epigone