Definitions for Epigram
ˈɛp ɪˌgræmepi·gram

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. epigram, quipnoun

   a witty saying

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. epigramnoun

   An inscription in stone.

2. epigramnoun

   A brief but witty saying.

3. epigramnoun

   A short, witty or pithy poem.

4. Etymology: From epigramma, from ἐπίγραμμα (epigramma) "inscription".

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. EPIGRAMnoun

   A short poem terminating in a point.

   Etymology: epigramma, Latin.

   A college of witcrackers cannot flout me out of my humour: do’st thou think I care for a satire or an epigram? William Shakespeare.

   What can be more witty than the epigram of Moore upon the name of Nicolaus, an ignorant physician, that had been the death of thousands? Henry Peacham, of Poetry.

   I writ
   An epigram that boasts more truth than wit. John Gay.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Epigram

   An epigram is a brief, interesting, memorable, and sometimes surprising or satirical statement. The word is derived from the Greek ἐπίγραμμα epígramma "inscription" from ἐπιγράφειν epigráphein "to write on, to inscribe", and the literary device has been employed for over two millennia. The presence of wit or sarcasm tends to distinguish non-poetic epigrams from aphorisms and adages, which tend to lack those qualities.

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1. epigram

   An epigram is a brief, witty, and often satirical statement or remark expressing an idea in a clever and amusing way. In literature, it may also refer to a short poem that has the same characteristics.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Epigramnoun

   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. Epigramnoun

   an effusion of wit; a bright thought tersely and sharply expressed, whether in verse or prose

3. Epigramnoun

   the style of the epigram

4. Etymology: [L. epigramma, fr. Gr. inscription, epigram, fr. to write upon, 'epi` upon + to write: cf. F. pigramme. See Graphic.]

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1. Epigram

   An epigram is a brief, interesting, memorable, and sometimes surprising or satirical statement. Derived from the Greek: ἐπίγραμμα epigramma "inscription" from ἐπιγράφειν epigraphein "to write on – inscribe", this literary device has been employed for over two millennia.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Epigram

   ep′i-gram, n. any concise and pointed or sarcastic saying: a short poem on one subject ending with an ingenious thought.—adjs. Epigrammat′ic, -al, relating to or dealing in epigrams: like an epigram: concise and pointed.—adv. Epigrammat′ically.—v.t. Epigram′matise, to make an epigram on.—n. Epigram′matist, one who writes epigrams. [Through Fr. and L., from Gr. epigramma—epi, upon, gramma, a writing—graphein, to write.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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;—

The Roycroft DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. 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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Anagrams for Epigram »

1. primage

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Epigram in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Epigram in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Epigram in a Sentence

1. Minna Antrim:

   An epigram is a flashlight of a truth; a witticism, truth laughing at itself.

2. John Updike:

   To say that war is madness is like saying that sex is madness: true enough, from the standpoint of a stateless eunuch, but merely a provocative epigram for those who must make their arrangements in the world as given.

3. Sbastien-Roch Nicolas de Chamfort:

   Most of those who make collections of verse or epigram are like men eating cherries or oysters they choose out the best at first, and end by eating all.

4. Samuel Taylor Coleridge:

   What is an epigram? A dwarfish whole, its body brevity, and wit its soul.

5. Edwin P. Whipple:

   An epigram often flashes light into regions where reason shines but dimly.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Epigram
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Epigram
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Epigram
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epigram
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Epigram
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Epigram
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Epigram
9. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Epigram
10. ^ The Roycroft Dictionary
    https://www.gutenberg.org/files/36566/36566-h/36566-h.htm#:~:text=Epigram