epigram

• epigramme

From Middle French epigramme, from Latin epigramma, from Ancient Greek ἐπίγραμμα (epígramma, “inscription”).

• (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA^(key): /ˈɛpɪɡɹæm/

• Audio (US):

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epigram (plural epigrams)

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

• epigrammatic
• epigrammatist
• epigraph

• epigram on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Epigram in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)

• primage

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛpɪɡram]
• Hyphenation: epi‧gram

epigram m inan (diminutive epigrámek)

1. epigram

• “epigram”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “epigram”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “epigram”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Borrowed from Middle French épigramme or Latin epigramma, from Ancient Greek ἐπίγραμμα (epígramma).

• IPA^(key): /ˌeː.piˈɣrɑm/

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• Hyphenation: epi‧gram
• Rhymes: -ɑm

epigram n (plural epigrammen, diminutive epigrammetje n)

1. epigram (short, pithy poem)

   Synonym: puntdicht

• epigrammatisch
• epigrammatist

Learned borrowing from Latin epigramma.

• IPA^(key): /ɛˈpi.ɡram/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -iɡram
• Syllabification: e‧pi‧gram

epigram m inan

1. (poetry) epigram (short, witty or pithy poem)

   Synonym: epigramat

2. (historical) epigram (inscription in stone)

   Synonym: epigramat

• epigram in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• epigram in Polish dictionaries at PWN

• IPA^(key): /epǐɡram/
• Hyphenation: e‧pi‧gram

epìgram m inan (Cyrillic spelling епѝграм)

1. epigram

• “epigram”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025