epigram
noun/ˈepɪɡræm/
/ˈepɪɡræm/
- a short poem or phrase that expresses an idea in a clever or humorous way
- He always used to end his lectures with a witty summarizing epigram.
Word Originlate Middle English: from French épigramme, or Latin epigramma, from Greek, from epi ‘upon, in addition’ + gramma ‘thing written, letter of the alphabet’, from graphein ‘write’.Definitions on the go
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