epigram
English edit
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Etymology edit
From Middle French epigramme, from Latin epigramma, from Ancient Greek ἐπίγραμμα (epígramma, “inscription”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /ˈɛpɪɡɹæm/
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Noun edit
epigram (plural epigrams)
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Translations edit
inscription in stone
brief but witty saying
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short, witty or pithy poem
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Further reading edit
- epigram on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Epigram in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
Anagrams edit
Czech edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
epigram m inan
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Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle French épigramme or Latin epigramma, from Ancient Greek ἐπίγραμμα (epígramma).
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Noun edit
epigram n (plural epigrammen, diminutive epigrammetje n)
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Polish edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin epigramma.
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Noun edit
epigram m inan
- (poetry) epigram (short, witty or pithy poem)
- Synonym: epigramat
- (historical) epigram (inscription in stone)
- Synonym: epigramat
Declension edit
Declension of epigram
singular | plural | |
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nominative | epigram | epigramy |
genitive | epigramu | epigramów |
dative | epigramowi | epigramom |
accusative | epigram | epigramy |
instrumental | epigramem | epigramami |
locative | epigramie | epigramach |
vocative | epigramie | epigramy |
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Serbo-Croatian edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
epìgram m (Cyrillic spelling епѝграм)
Declension edit
Declension of epigram
singular | plural | |
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nominative | epigram | epigrami |
genitive | epigrama | epigrama |
dative | epigramu | epigramima |
accusative | epigram | epigrame |
vocative | epigrame | epigrami |
locative | epigramu | epigramima |
instrumental | epigramom | epigramima |