epigram

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• Received-Pronunciation, US: /ˈɛpɪɡɹæm/
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• CMU ARPABET: EH1 P AH0 G R AE2 M Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle French epigramme, from Latin epigramma, from Ancient Greek ἐπίγραμμα (epígramma, “inscription”).

49 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• French: épigramme — inscription in stone
• German: Epigramm — inscription in stone
• Greek: επίγραμμα (epígramma) — inscription in stone
• Ancient Greek: ἐπίγραμμα (epígramma) — inscription in stone
• Hungarian: epigramma — inscription in stone
• Latin: epigramma — inscription in stone
• Polish: epigram — inscription in stone
• Polish: epigramat — inscription in stone
• Russian: эпигра́мма (epigrámma) — inscription in stone
• Spanish: epigrama — inscription in stone
• Bulgarian: епиграма (epigrama) — brief but witty saying
• Chinese Mandarin: 警句 (jǐngjù) — brief but witty saying
• Finnish: epigrammi — brief but witty saying
• French: épigramme — brief but witty saying
• German: Epigramm — brief but witty saying
• Greek: επίγραμμα (epígramma) — brief but witty saying
• Ancient Greek: ἐπίγραμμα (epígramma) — brief but witty saying
• Hungarian: epigramma — brief but witty saying
• Japanese: 警句 (keiku) — brief but witty saying
• Korean: 경구 (gyeonggu) — brief but witty saying
• Latin: epigramma — brief but witty saying
• Polish: epigramat — brief but witty saying
• Russian: афори́зм (aforízm) — brief but witty saying
• Russian: сенте́нция (sentɛ́ncija) — brief but witty saying
• Spanish: epigrama — brief but witty saying
• Tagalog: tugmatiyaw — brief but witty saying
• Thai: คําคม (kam-kom) — brief but witty saying
• Turkish: nükte — brief but witty saying
• Turkish: espri — brief but witty saying
• Albanian: epigram — short, witty or pithy poem
• Bulgarian: епиграма (epigrama) — short, witty or pithy poem
• Czech: epigram — short, witty or pithy poem
• Dutch: hekelrijm — short, witty or pithy poem
• Dutch: epigram — short, witty or pithy poem
• Esperanto: epigramo — short, witty or pithy poem
• Finnish: epigrammi — short, witty or pithy poem
• French: épigramme — short, witty or pithy poem
• German: Epigramm — short, witty or pithy poem
• German: Sinngedicht — short, witty or pithy poem
• Greek: επίγραμμα (epígramma) — short, witty or pithy poem
• Ancient Greek: ἐπίγραμμα (epígramma) — short, witty or pithy poem
• Hungarian: epigramma — short, witty or pithy poem
• Irish: burdún — short, witty or pithy poem
• Latin: epigramma — short, witty or pithy poem
• Polish: epigramat — short, witty or pithy poem
• Polish: fraszka — short, witty or pithy poem
• Russian: эпигра́мма (epigrámma) — short, witty or pithy poem
• Spanish: epigrama — short, witty or pithy poem
• Swedish: epigram — short, witty or pithy poem