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Meanings of epigram in English

Catalan
epigrama
Spanish
epigrama

A witty saying.

epigrama
Russian
эпиграмма
Portuguese
epigrama
Spanish
epigramatico
Catalan
epigrama

Brief poem.

Related terms
эпиграмма
Synonyms
Examples for "quip"
Examples for "quip"
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The tone is set: they will all quip their way through this.
A Hundred Thousand Worlds
2
But the quip was lost on Nikki, who stayed her pensive course.
Driving Heat
3
At the very least, the moment did not pass without my quip.
Wired
4
We're not just talking about the African dictator quip that got banned.
The South African
5
One well-timed quip later, and she'd received a charming invitation to dinner.
A fare to remember: just whistle\driven to distraction\taken for...
Usage of epigram in English
1
He also let loose with an obscene epigram to the effect that:
The Memoirs of Cleopatra
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Nor does the trite epigram touch the surface of the real mystery.
Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series
3
The burden of the letters, put in epigram, was rattlesnake and bird.
The Adventures of Harry Richmond — Volume 6
4
In this epigram, however, Martial threatens the eye and not the anus.
The Satyricon — Volume 06: Editor's Notes
5
Beyond the point to which Simonides brought it the epigram never rose.
Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology
6
The dedicatory epigram was one of the earliest forms of Greek poetry.
Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology
7
Your epigram made all Paris laugh except the hypocrites and the Jesuits.
Memoirs of Madame la Marquise de Montespan — Volume 7
8
A neatly turned epigram or a clever letter made a social success.
The Women of the French Salons
9
Hence the conclusive epigram with which Garrick rewarded an attack on himself:
Inns and Taverns of Old London
10
The following is said to be an unpublished epigram of Lord Byron:-
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 19,...
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There is nothing harder to forgive than the sting of an epigram.
Over the Teacups
12
But even his modesty only served to whet the dart of epigram.
Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2
13
The epigram, too, you sent me on the same occasion is charming.
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1
14
The secretary, to borrow an epigram of Sainte-Beuve, both reigns and governs.
The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
15
Constantin Huyghens wrote light verse with intricate metres, and an occasional epigram.
A Wanderer in Holland
16
Lastly they set up an altar, on which was engraven this epigram:
Complete Works of Plutarch — Volume 3: Essays and Miscellanies
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