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ɪˌgræmnoun
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any witty, ingenious, or pointed saying tersely expressed.
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a short, often satirical poem dealing concisely with a single subject and usually ending with a witty or ingenious turn of thought.
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Epigram
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
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Example Sentences
- In fairness, Nehru should be credited with one classic epigram.
- There is epigram; but epigram is not multiplied for its own sake.
- The difficulty, however, could not be solved by an epigram.
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epigram
1530s, from Fr. épigramme, from L. epigramma, from Gk. epigramma "an inscription, epitaph, epigram," from epigraphein "to write on, inscribe" (see epigraph). Related: Epigrammatic.
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epigram definition
Any pithy, witty saying or short poem. An aphorism can serve as an epigram, if it is brief.
Note: Several authors are noted for their epigrams, including Mark Twain and Oscar Wilde. One of Wilde's epigrams is “I can resist everything except temptation.”
Note: Two other words are similar: an epigraph is usually an inscription, as on a statue; an epitaph can be such an inscription or it can be a brief literary note commemorating a dead person.
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