epigram

ep·i·gram  (p-grm)

n.

1. A short, witty poem expressing a single thought or observation.

2. A concise, clever, often paradoxical statement. See Synonyms at saying.

3. Epigrammatic discourse or expression.

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[Middle English, from Old French epigramme, from Latin epigramma, from Greek, from epigraphein, to mark the surface, inscribe : epi-, epi- + graphein, to write; see gerbh- in Indo-European roots.]

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epigram [ˈɛpɪˌgræm]

n

1. a witty, often paradoxical remark, concisely expressed

2. (Literature / Poetry) a short, pungent, and often satirical poem, esp one having a witty and ingenious ending

[from Latin epigramma, from Greek: inscription, from epigraphein to write upon, from graphein to write]

epigrammatic  adj

epigrammatically  adv

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epigram

a pithy statement, often containing a paradox. — epigrammatist, n.

See also: Proverbs

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a pithy statement, often containing a paradox.

See also: Language

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

epigram - a witty saying quip locution, saying, expression - a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; "pardon the expression"

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epigram

noun witticism, quip, aphorism, bon mot, witty saying, witty poem Oscar Wilde was famous for his epigrams.

Quotations
"A thing well said will be wit in all languages" [John Dryden Essay of Dramatic Poesy]

Translations

epigram [ˈepɪgræm] N → epigrama m

epigram [ˈɛpɪgræm] n → épigramme m

epigram

n (= saying) → Epigramm nt, → Sinngedicht nt

epigram [ˈɛpɪˌgræm] n → epigramma m

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epigram [ˈɛpɪˌgræm] n → epigramma m