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   epigram

   /ˈɛpɪɡram/

   noun

   • 1. a pithy saying or remark expressing an idea in a clever and amusing way: "a Wildean epigram" Similar quipwitticismgemplay on wordsjestpunsallynice turn of phrasebon motdouble entendrejeu d'espritinformal:one-linergagcrackwisecrackrare:paronomasiaequivoqueproverbsayingmaximadageaxiomaphorismsawgnomedictumpreceptepigraphmottocatchphraseclichétruismcommonplacewords of wisdompearls of wisdominformal:(old) chestnutrare:apophthegm
   • ▪ a short poem, especially a satirical one, with a witty or ingenious ending.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from French épigramme, or Latin epigramma, from Greek, from epi ‘upon, in addition’ + gramma (see -gram1).

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