epigram značenje | engleski prevodilac

ETYM Latin epigramma, from Greek, inscription, epigram, from epigrafein to write upon, epi upon + graphein to write: cf. French épigramme. Related to Graphic.
A witty saying; SYN. quip.
Short, witty, and pithy saying or short poem. The poem form was common among writers of ancient Rome, including Catullus and Martial. In English, the epigram has been employed by Ben Jonson, George Herrick, Alexander Pope, Jonathan Swift, W B Yeats, and Ogden Nash. An epigram was originally a religious inscription.
The writers Oscar Wilde and Dorothy Parker produced many epigrams in conversation as well as writing. Epigrams are often satirical; for example, Wilde’s observation: “Speech was given us to conceal our thoughts.”.

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