English dictionary

epigram

/'/E/p/@/,gr/&/m/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a witty saying

noun.communication

Synonyms quip

Source: WordNet 3.0
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.

noun

Source: webster1913