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epigrammatist

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ep⋅i⋅gram⋅ma⋅tize

  [ep-i-gram-uh-tahyz] verb, -tized, -tiz⋅ing.
Use epigrammatist in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to express in epigrams.
2. to make epigrams about (a person or thing).
–verb (used without object)
3. to make epigrams.
Also, especially British, ep⋅i⋅gram⋅ma⋅tise.

Origin:
1685–95; < Gk epigrammatízein; see epigrammatic + -ize

Related forms:
ep⋅i⋅gram⋅ma⋅tist, noun
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ep·i·gram·ma·tism   (ěp'ĭ-grām'ə-tĭz'əm)   
n.  Literary style marked by the use of epigrams.
ep'i·gram'ma·tist n.
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