n.
Pronunciation: ' e-p ə - ˌ gram
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English epigrame, from Latin epigrammat-, epigramma, from Greek, from epigraphein to write on, inscribe, from epi- + graphein to write ― more at CARVE
Date: 15th century
1 : a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought
2 : a terse, sage, or witty and often paradoxical saying
3 : epigrammatic expression
– ep · i · gram · ma · tism \ ˌ e-p ə - ' gra-m ə - ˌ ti-z ə m \ noun
– ep · i · gram · ma · tist \ - ' gra-m ə -tist \ noun