epigram
English
WOTD – 28 November 2007
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle French epigramme, from Latin epigramma, from Ancient Greek ἐπίγραμμα (epígramma, “inscription”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /ˈɛpɪɡɹæm/
Audio (US) (file)
Noun
epigram (plural epigrams)
Related terms
Translations
inscription in stone
brief but witty saying
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short, witty or pithy poem
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Further reading
epigram on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Epigram in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
Anagrams
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɛpɪɡram]
- Hyphenation: epi‧gram
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French épigramme or Latin epigramma, from Ancient Greek ἐπίγραμμα (epígramma).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌeː.piˈɣrɑm/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: epi‧gram
- Rhymes: -ɑm
Noun
epigram n (plural epigrammen, diminutive epigrammetje n)
Derived terms
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛˈpiɡ.ram/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -iɡram
- Syllabification: e‧pig‧ram
Noun
epigram m inan
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /epǐɡram/
- Hyphenation: e‧pi‧gram
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