'Epigram' definitions:

Definition of 'epigram'

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noun
A witty saying [syn: epigram, quip]

Definition of 'Epigram'

From: GCIDE
  • Epigram \Ep"i*gram\, n. [L. epigramma, fr. Gr. ? inscription, epigram, fr. ? to write upon, 'epi` upon + ? to write: cf. F. ['e]pigramme. See Graphic.]
  • 1. 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Dost thou think I care for a satire or an epigram? --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: Epigrams were originally inscription on tombs, statues, temples, triumphal arches, etc. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. An effusion of wit; a bright thought tersely and sharply expressed, whether in verse or prose. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. The style of the epigram. [1913 Webster]
  • Antithesis, i. e., bilateral stroke, is the soul of epigram in its later and technical signification. --B. Cracroft. Epigrammatic

Synonyms of 'epigram'

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