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What does epigram mean?

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Noun
  1. (obsolete) An inscription in stone.
  2. A brief but witty saying.
  3. A short, witty or pithy poem.
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Many blogs feature in their heading a maxim, aphorism, saying, adage, axiom, saw, proverb, epigram or precept.
The forms of satirical discourse and epigram are introduced to convey his opinions more directly.
She lets one pithy epigram after the next fall flat, sadly clouding the brilliance of this real gem of a play.
Horace's satire and Jonson's epigram have proven similarly resistant to efforts at critical appreciation.
He was a master of the scintillating surface, the witty musical epigram, the surprising twist.
Shakespeare's last two sonnets are variations on an anacreontic epigram from The Greek Anthology.

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