epigram

== English == === Alternative forms === epigramme === Etymology === From Middle French epigramme, from Latin epigramma, from Ancient Greek ἐπίγραμμα (epígramma, “inscription”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /ˈɛpɪɡɹæm/ === Noun === epigram (plural epigrams) (obsolete) An inscription in stone. A brief but witty saying. A short, witty or pithy poem. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== epigrammatic epigrammatist epigraph ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === epigram on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Epigram in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911) === Anagrams === primage == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɛpɪɡram] Hyphenation: epi‧gram === Noun === epigram m inan (diminutive epigrámek) epigram ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “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), 2008–2026 == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French épigramme or Latin epigramma, from Ancient Greek ἐπίγραμμα (epígramma). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌeː.piˈɣrɑm/ Hyphenation: epi‧gram Rhymes: -ɑm === Noun === epigram n (plural epigrammen, diminutive epigrammetje n) epigram (short, pithy poem) Synonym: puntdicht ==== Derived terms ==== epigrammatisch epigrammatist == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin epigramma. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛˈpi.ɡram/ Rhymes: -iɡram Syllabification: e‧pi‧gram === Noun === epigram m inan (poetry) epigram (short, witty or pithy poem) Synonym: epigramat (historical) epigram (inscription in stone) Synonym: epigramat ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === epigram in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN epigram in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Serbo-Croatian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /epǐɡram/ Hyphenation: e‧pi‧gram === Noun === epìgram m inan (Cyrillic spelling епѝграм) epigram ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “epigram”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026