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epigram

Pronunciation: /ˈɛpɪgram/

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Definition of epigram

noun

  • a pithy saying or remark expressing an idea in a clever and amusing way: a Wildean epigram
  • a short poem, especially a satirical one, with a witty or ingenious ending.

Derivatives

epigrammatist

Pronunciation: /-ˈgramətɪst/

noun

epigrammatize

Pronunciation: /-ˈgramətʌɪz/

(also epigrammatise) verb

Origin:

late Middle English: from French épigramme, or Latin epigramma, from Greek, from epi 'upon, in addition' + gramma (see -gram1)

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