/
ˈɛpɪgram/
n.
a concise and witty saying or remark.
▸a short witty poem.
Derivative
- epigrammatic adj.
- epigrammatically adv.
- epigrammatist n.
- epigrammatize
or epigrammatise v.
Etymology
ME: from Fr. épigramme, or L. epigramma, from Gk, from epi ‘upon, in addition’ + gramma (see -gram1).
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