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What does epigram mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word epigram? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. (obsolete) An inscription in stone.
  2. A brief but witty saying.
  3. A short, witty or pithy poem.
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It should be clear from these quotes that Davis is an effortless formalist, and he excels at the epigram, aubade, and sonnet.
The forms of satirical discourse and epigram are introduced to convey his opinions more directly.
His mouth was open, as though he were about to declaim a poem, or speak an epigram.
Horace's satire and Jonson's epigram have proven similarly resistant to efforts at critical appreciation.
She lets one pithy epigram after the next fall flat, sadly clouding the brilliance of this real gem of a play.
Today an epigram is generally defined as any short poem with a witty ending.

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