Definition of "epigone" [epigone]

• A second-rate imitator or follower, especially of an artist or a philosopher. (noun)

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• "I'll bet you didn't know that, after reading Bérubé's latest post about thought,I now aspire to be referred to as an "epigone" of some yet-to-be-determined person."
• "He is no longer just the arch mannerist, the etiolated epigone of Michelangelo, perverse and stylised in equal measure."
• "In a curious irony of history, an epigone frequently becomes better known than his/her illustrious namesake and predecessor."