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Meaning of Epigram | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈɛpɪɡɹæm

Definitions

  1. An inscription in stone.
    obsolete
  2. A brief but witty saying.
  3. A short, witty or pithy poem.

Equivalents

العربية الحكمة
Bosanski epigram епиграм
Čeština epigram
Deutsch Epigramm Sinngedicht
Ελληνικά επίγραμμα
Esperanto epigramo
Español epigrama
Suomi epigrammi komparuno
Français épigramme
Gaeilge burdún
Hrvatski epigram епиграм
Magyar epigramma
日本語 警句
한국어 경구
Kurdî epîgram
Latina epigramma
Nederlands epigram hekelrijm
Polski epigram epigramat
Русский афоризм сентенция эпиграмма
Српски epigram епиграм
ไทย คำคม

Examples

“The second has written a sonnet upon the mutability of woman, And the third writes an epigram to Candidia.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Epigrammatic Epigrammatically epigrammatiser epigrammatism epigrammatist epigrammatizer

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