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  • Epigram — Ep i*gram, n. [L. epigramma, fr. Gr. ? inscription, epigram, fr. ? to write upon, epi upon + ? to write: cf. F. [ e]pigramme. See {Graphic}.] 1. A short poem treating concisely and pointedly of a single thought or event. The modern epigram is so… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • turn|ing — «TUR nihng», noun. 1. a movement about an axis or center; rotation. 2. a place or point where a road, path, or other way turns, or turns off. 3. the act or art of shaping things on a lathe. 4. Figurative. shaping, molding, or fashioning (of an… …   Useful english dictionary

  • epigram — /ep i gram /, n. 1. any witty, ingenious, or pointed saying tersely expressed. 2. epigrammatic expression: Oscar Wilde had a genius for epigram. 3. a short, often satirical poem dealing concisely with a single subject and usually ending with a… …   Universalium

  • epigram — ep•i•gram [[t]ˈɛp ɪˌgræm[/t]] n. 1) a witty, ingenious, or pointed saying tersely expressed 2) epigrammatic expression: a genius for epigram[/ex] 3) pro a short, concise poem, often satirical, displaying a witty or ingenious turn of thought •… …   From formal English to slang

  • EPIGRAM —    in modern usage, is a neat, witty, and pointed utterance briefly couched in verse form, usually satiric, and reserving its sting to the last line; sometimes made the vehicle of a quaintly turned compliment, as, for example, in Pope s couplet… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • epigram — Synonyms and related words: Atticism, English sonnet, Horatian ode, Italian sonnet, Petrarchan sonnet, Pindaric ode, Sapphic ode, Shakespearean sonnet, abridgment, adage, alba, ana, anacreontic, analects, aphorism, apophthegm, apothegm, axiom,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • epigram — noun Etymology: Middle English epigrame, from Latin epigrammat , epigramma, from Greek, from epigraphein to write on, inscribe, from epi + graphein to write more at carve Date: 15th century 1. a concise poem dealing pointedly and often… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • epigram — n 1. witticism, quip, mot, bon mot, turn of thought, Fr. jeu d esprit.Atticism; pleasantry, jest, pun, Fr. jeu de mots, Fr. calembour. equivoque, play on words, double entendre. 2. adage, aphorism, gnome, proverb, moral, apothegm; saw, saying,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • epigram — /ˈɛpigræm / (say epeegram), /ˈɛpə / (say epuh ) noun 1. any witty, ingenious, or pointed saying tersely expressed. 2. epigrammatic expression. 3. a short poem dealing concisely with a single subject, usually ending with a witty or ingenious turn… …  

  • Byzantine literature — may be defined as the Greek literature of the Middle Ages, whether written in the territory of the Byzantine Empire or outside its bordersEncyclopaedia Britannica Greek literature: Byzantine literature ] . It forms the second period in the… …   Wikipedia

  • English literature — Introduction       the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… …   Universalium

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