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Noun: epigram  'e-pu,gram
  1. A witty saying
    "Oscar Wilde was famous for his clever epigrams";
    - quip
     
  2. A short poem ending in a witty or ingenious turn of thought
    "Alexander Pope was known for his satirical epigrams"

Derived forms: epigrams

Type of: expression, locution, saying

Encyclopedia: Epigram