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epigram

/ˈepɪɡræm/noun

उच्चारण एपिग्रैम

सूक्ति, चुटीली उक्ति, लघु व्यंग्य-कविता

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noun
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    a short poem or phrase that expresses an idea in a clever or humorous way

    सूक्ति, चुटीली उक्ति, लघु व्यंग्य-कविता

    • Oscar Wilde is famous for epigrams such as 'I can resist everything except temptation'.
    • The speech was full of sharp epigrams.

    Synonyms aphorism witticism quip maxim saying

◇Word family
epigrammatic adjective
≈Synonyms and antonyms
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Do not confuse epigram (a short clever saying), epigraph (a quotation at the start of a book or chapter) and epitaph (words written on a tomb).

Epigram (छोटी चतुर उक्ति), epigraph (पुस्तक या अध्याय के आरंभ में दिया गया उद्धरण) और epitaph (कब्र पर लिखे शब्द) में भ्रम न करें।