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Epigram :: Epigram (n.) A short poem treating concisely and pointedly of a single thought or event. The modern epigram is so contrived as to surprise the reader with a witticism or ingenious turn of thought, and is often satirical in character..

Epigram :: Epigram (n.) An effusion of wit; a bright thought tersely and sharply expressed, whether in verse or prose..

Epigram :: Epigram (n.) The style of the epigram.

Epigrammatic :: Epigrammatic () Alt. of Epigrammatica.

Epigrammatical :: Epigrammatical () Writing epigrams; dealing in epigrams; as, an epigrammatical poet..

Epigrammatical :: Epigrammatical () Suitable to epigrams; belonging to epigrams; like an epigram; pointed; piquant; as, epigrammatic style, wit, or sallies of fancy..

Epigrammatically :: Epigrammatically (adv.) In the way of epigram; in an epigrammatic style.

Epigrammatist :: Epigrammatist (n.) One who composes epigrams, or makes use of them..

Epigrammatize :: Epigrammatize (v. t.) To represent by epigrams; to express by epigrams.

Epigrammatized :: Epigrammatized (imp. & p. p.) of Epigrammatiz.

Epigrammatizer :: Epigrammatizer (n.) One who writes in an affectedly pointed style.

Epigrammatizing :: Epigrammatizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Epigrammatiz.

Epigrammist :: Epigrammist (n.) An epigrammatist.

Epigraph :: Epigraph (n.) Any inscription set upon a building; especially, one which has to do with the building itself, its founding or dedication..

Epigraph :: Epigraph (n.) A citation from some author, or a sentence framed for the purpose, placed at the beginning of a work or of its separate divisions; a motto..

Epigraphic :: Epigraphic (a.) Alt. of Epigraphica.

Epigraphical :: Epigraphical (a.) Of or pertaining to epigraphs or to epigraphy; as, an epigraphic style; epigraphical works or studies..

Epigraphics :: Epigraphics (n.) The science or study of epigraphs.

Epigraphist :: Epigraphist (n.) A student of, or one versed in, epigraphy..

Epigraphy :: Epigraphy (n.) The science of inscriptions; the art of engraving inscriptions or of deciphering them.

Pseudepigraphic :: Pseudepigraphic (a.) Alt. of Pseudepigraphi.

Pseudepigraphic :: Pseudepigraphic (a.) Of or pertaining to pseudepigraphy.

Pseudepigraphous :: Pseudepigraphous (a.) Inscribed with a false name.

Pseudepigraphy :: Pseudepigraphy (n.) The ascription of false names of authors to works.