epigram

/ˈɛpɪɡɹæm/

noun 3

Collocations

ADJ.

short

VERB + EPIGRAM

writes

EPIGRAM + NOUN

candidia

noun

An inscription in stone.

A brief but witty saying.

A short, witty or pithy poem.

The second has written a sonnet upon the mutability of woman, And the third writes an epigram to Candidia.

noun — a witty saying

The second has written a sonnet upon the mutability of woman, And the third writes an epigram to Candidia.

Wiktionary

An epigram is a short, sharp saying in prose or verse, frequently characterized by acidity or acerbity and sometimes by wisdom.

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