Epigram definitions

Epigram

1) Any pungent saying 2) Bit of wit 3) Bon mot 4) Brief witticism 5) Brief, witty verse 6) Clever adage 7) Dorothy Parker forte 8) Expression 9) Free newspaper 10) French word used in English 11) Genre of poetry 12) Locution 13) Might makes right 14) Quip 15) Record very light saying 16) Saying 17) Short witty poem
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Epigram

1) Mot 2) Quip
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Epigram

An epigram is a brief, interesting, memorable, and sometimes surprising or satirical statement. Derived from the ἐπίγραμμα epigramma `inscription` from ἐπιγράφειν epigraphein `to write on, to inscribe`, this literary device has been employed for over two millennia. ==Ancient Greek== The Greek tradition of epigrams began as...
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Epigram

[programming language] Epigram is the name of a functional programming language with dependent types. Epigram also refers to the IDE usually packaged with the language. Epigram`s type system is strong enough to express program specifications. The goal is to support a smooth transition from ordinary programming to integrated programs and pro...
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epigram

a brief witty poem. Randle Cotgrave (1611) translates 'Epigramme' as 'An Epigram; a Couplet, Stanzo, or short Poeme, wittily taxing a particular person, or fault; also, a title, inscription, or superscription.'
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Epigram

• (n.) An effusion of wit; a bright thought tersely and sharply expressed, whether in verse or prose. • (n.) A short poem treating concisely and pointedly of a single thought or event. The modern epigram is so contrived as to surprise the reader with a witticism or ingenious turn of thought, and is often satirical in character. • (n....
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epigram

originally an inscription suitable for carving on a monument, but since the time of the Greek Anthology (q.v.) applied to any brief and pithy verse, ... [7 related articles]
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epigram

Short, witty, and pithy saying or short poem. The poem form was common among writers of ancient Rome, including Catullus and
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Epigram

(from Greek epigramma 'an inscription') (1) An inscription in verse or prose on a building, tomb, or
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Epigram

A brief witty poem. Randle cotgrave (1611) translates 'epigramme' as 'an epigram
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Epigram

Ep'i·gram noun [ Latin epigramma , from Greek ... inscription, epigram, from ... to write upon, 'epi` upon + ... to write: confer French épigramme . See Graphic .] 1. A short poem treating concisely and pointedly of a single thought or event. The modern epigram...
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Epigram

Short, pithy poem - usually of a humorous nature. Ben Jonson wrote a series of epigrams e.g.
He that fears death, or mourns it, in the just,
Shows in the resurrection little trust. 
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Epigram

An epigram, in a restricted sense, is a short poem or piece in verse, which has only one subject, and finishes by a witty or ingenious turn of thought; in a general sense, an epigram is a pointed or witty and antithetical saying. The term was originally given by the Greeks to a poetical inscription placed upon a tomb or public monument, and was aft...
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epigram

[n] - a witty saying
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Epigram

A short witty poem, usually makes a satiric or humorous point.
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epigram

epigram 1. a concise, witty, and often paradoxical remark or saying. 2. A short poem, often expressing a single idea, that is usually satirical and has a witty ending or an ingenious turn of thought. 3. A witty or concise mode of expression, either written or spoken. 4. Any terse, witty, pointed statement: 'If you think education is expensive, ...
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Epigram

An epigram is a short but insightful statement, often in verse form, which communicates a thought in a witty, paradoxical, or funny way.
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epigram

noun a witty saying
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epigram

Short, witty, and pithy saying or short poem. The poem form was common among writers of ancient Rome, including Catullus and Martial. The epigram has been used by English poets Ben Jonson, John Donne, and Alexander Pope, Irish writers Jonathan Swift and W B Yeats, and US writer Ogden Nash. An epigram was originally a religious inscription, such as ...
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epigram

any witty, ingenious, or pointed saying tersely expressed. · epigrammatic expression: Oscar Wilde had a genius for epigram. · 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

a witty saying
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