Definitions | epigram |
| noun
- (obsolete) An inscription in stone.
- A brief but witty saying.
- A short, witty or pithy poem.
- When an one's composin',
- brevity is key,
- of stanzas: one should be chosen,
- and of lines: one more than three.''
Etymology: From (term, epigramma, , lang=la) < Ancient Greek (epigramma) "inscription".
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