- (n.) An effusion of wit; a bright thought tersely and sharply expressed, whether in verse or prose.
- (n.) A short poem treating concisely and pointedly of a single thought or event. The modern epigram is so contrived as to surprise the reader with a witticism or ingenious turn of thought, and is often satirical in character.
- (n.) The style of the epigram.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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| MLA | Webster's. "epigram" 27 May 2011. Web. 22 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/epigram/definitions/2004139> |