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Pronunciation / Transliteration: épigramme
"Il a conclu son discours par un charmant épigramme."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A pithy saying or remark expressing an idea in a clever and amusing way.
"He was famous for his witty epigrams about modern society."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from French épigramme or Latin epigramma, from Greek epigramma 'inscription', from epigraphein 'write upon'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Epigram" is said worldwide
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épigramme
Transliteration: épigramme
"Il a conclu son discours par un charmant épigramme."
Epigramm
Transliteration: Epigramm
"Goethe und Schiller schrieben viele treffende Epigramme."
epigramma
Transliteration: epigramma
"Il poeta ha recitato un breve epigramma satirico."
epigrama
Transliteration: epigrama
"El libro comienza con un ingenioso epigrama."
epigrama
Transliteration: epigrama
"O autor incluiu um epigrama espirituoso no início do capítulo."
व्यंग्यवचन
Transliteration: vyangyavachan
"उसकी बात एक सुंदर व्यंग्यवचन थी।"
警句
Transliteration: jǐngjù
"这首诗以一个精辟的警句结尾。"
경구
Transliteration: gyeonggu
"그는 재치 있는 경구로 유명했다."
警句
Transliteration: keiku
"彼のスピーチにはウィットに富んだ警句が含まれていた。"
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