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1. (n.) epigram
a witty, ingenious, or pointed saying tersely expressed.
2. epigram
epigrammatic expression:
a genius for epigram.
3. epigram
a short, concise poem, often satirical, displaying a witty or ingenious turn of thought.
Etymology: (1400–50; late ME < L epigramma < Gk epígramma inscription, epigram. See epi -, -gram1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) epigram, quip
a witty saying
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) epigram
a short poem treating concisely and pointedly of a single thought or event. The modern epigram is so contrived as to surprise the reader with a witticism or ingenious turn of thought, and is often satirical in character
2. (noun) epigram
an effusion of wit; a bright thought tersely and sharply expressed, whether in verse or prose
3. (noun) epigram
the style of the epigram
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. epigram
in modern usage, is a neat, witty, and pointed utterance briefly couched in verse form, usually satiric, and reserving its sting to the last line; sometimes made the vehicle of a quaintly-turned compliment, as, for example, in Pope's couplet to Chesterfield, when asked to write something with that nobleman's pencil;—
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epigram
1. A vividly expressed truth that is so, or not, as the case may be.
2. A dash of wit and a jigger of wisdom, flavored with surprise.
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