noun the style of the epigram.
2. epigram ·noun an effusion of wit; a bright thought tersely and sharply expressed, whether in verse or prose.
3. epigram ·noun 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.