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epigrammatic

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ep·i·gram·mat·ic  (p-gr-mtk) also ep·i·gram·mat·i·cal (--kl)
adj.
1. Of or having the nature of an epigram.
2. Containing or given to the use of epigrams.
[Latin epigrammaticus, from Greek epigramma, epigrammat-, epigram; see epigram.]
epi·gram·mati·cal·ly adv.
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Adj.1.epigrammatic - terse and witty and like a maxim; "much given to apothegmatic instruction"
aphoristic, apothegmatic
concise - expressing much in few words; "a concise explanation"
Translations
epigrammatic [ˌepɪgrəˈmætɪk] ADJ → epigramático
epigrammatic(al)
adj → epigrammatisch


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