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epigrammatic Definition


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epigram
noun
    1. A witty or sarcastic saying.
      Thesaurus: witticism, quip, bon mot, aphorism, gnome.
    2. A short poem with such an ending.
Derivative: epigrammatic
adj
    Of the nature of an epigram; witty or terse
      Thesaurus: witty, sharp, laconic, piquant, aphoristic, pithy; short, concise, pointed, succinct, terse.
Etymology: 18c; 16c in sense 2: from Greek epigramma, from gramma writing.



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