epigram

English

WOTD - 28 November 2007    

Alternative forms

• epigramme

Etymology

From Latin epigramma, from Ancient Greek ἐπίγραμμα (epigramma) "inscription".

Pronunciation

• (RP, US) IPA: /ˈɛpɪɡɹæm/, SAMPA: /"EpIgr{m/

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Noun

epigram (plural epigrams)

1. (obsolete) An inscription in stone.
2. A brief but witty saying.
3. A short, witty or pithy poem.

   When an epigram one's composin',

   brevity is key,

   of stanzas: one should be chosen,

   and of lines: one more than three.

Related terms

• epigrammatic
• epigrammatist

Translations

inscription in stone

French: épigramme (fr) m. German: Epigramm (de) n. Greek: επίγραμμα (el) n.

Hungarian: epigramma (hu) Latin: epigramma (la) Spanish: epigrama m.

brief but witty saying

French: épigramme (fr) m. German: Epigramm (de) n. Greek: επίγραμμα (el) n. Hungarian: epigramma (hu)

Japanese: 警句 (けいく, keiku) Latin: epigramma (la) Russian: афоризм (ru) (aforízm) m. Spanish: epigrama m.

short, witty or pithy poem

Czech: epigram (cs) m. Esperanto: epigramo (eo) French: épigramme (fr) m. German: Epigramm (de) n. Greek: επίγραμμα (el) n.

Hungarian: epigramma (hu) Latin: epigramma (la) Russian: эпиграмма (ru) (epigrámma) f. Spanish: epigrama m.

External links

• Epigram on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Epigram in the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.

Anagrams

• primage

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Czech

Noun

epigram m.

1. epigram

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA: /epǐɡram/
• Hyphenation: e‧pi‧gram

Noun

epìgram m. (Cyrillic spelling епѝграм)

1. epigram

Declension

    declension of epigram

	singular	plural
nominative	epigram	epigrami
genitive	epigrama	epigrama
dative	epigramu	epigramima
accusative	epigram	epigrame
vocative	epigrame	epigrami
locative	epigramu	epigramima
instrumental	epigramom	epigramima