adj
Meaning 1
having the characteristics of an epigram
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
epigrammatic
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CMU ARPABET: EH2 P AH0 G R AH0 M AE1 T IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
containing or using epigrams
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
terse and witty and like a maxim
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- much given to apothegmatic instruction
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: aphoristic, apothegmatic
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Late Latin epigrammaticus.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: epigramàtic — characteristic of an epigram
- Dutch: epigrammatisch — characteristic of an epigram
- French: épigrammatique — characteristic of an epigram
- German: epigrammatisch — characteristic of an epigram
- Italian: epigrammatico — characteristic of an epigram
- Latin: epigrammaticus — characteristic of an epigram
- Polish: epigramatyczny — characteristic of an epigram
- Spanish: epigramático — characteristic of an epigram
- Swedish: epigrammatisk — characteristic of an epigram
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