epigram

Definitions


[ˈɛpɪɡram], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a pithy saying or remark expressing an idea in a clever and amusing way
(e.g: a Wildean epigram)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from French épigramme, or Latin epigramma, from Greek, from epi ‘upon, in addition’ + gramma (see -gram)




definition by Oxford Dictionaries