epigram
epigram · epigrams
афоризм, сентенция, эпиграмма
Epigramm, Sinngedicht
A brief but witty sayingA brief but witty saying.
/ˈɛpɪɡɹæm/
» Anyone can tell the truth, but only very few of us can make epigrams.
Meaning
3 sensesA brief but witty saying.
Epigramm
афори́змaforízm, сенте́нцияsentɛ́ncija
a witty saying
A short, witty or pithy poem.
Epigramm, Sinngedicht
эпигра́ммаepigrámma
(obsolete)An inscription in stone.
Epigramm
эпигра́ммаepigrámma
Examples
2 sentencesAnyone can tell the truth, but only very few of us can make epigrams.
An epigram is a short, sharp saying in prose or verse, frequently characterized by acidity or acerbity and sometimes by wisdom.
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 2
inscription in stone:
brief but witty saying:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
inscription in stone:
short, witty or pithy poem:
Origin
From Middle French epigramme, from Latin epigramma, from Ancient Greek ἐπίγραμμα (epígrammFrom Middle French epigramme, from Latin epigramma, from Ancient Greek ἐπίγραμμα (epígramma, “inscription”).
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Forms
plural: epigramsSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a witty saying:quip
Word family
4 related wordsDerivedepigrammist