What does "epigram" mean?
Epigram: An effusion of wit; a bright thought tersely and sharply expressed, whether in verse or prose.
Additional senses
- 2.The style of the epigram. Antithesis, i. e., bilateral stroke, is the soul of epigram in its later and technical signification. B. Cracroft.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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