Epigram — Word of the Day July 21, 2026

Definition

A concise, clever, and amusing or satirical remark or piece of writing. A good epigram says in a few words what takes others a paragraph.

“The best epigrams of Oscar Wilde still sting as sharply as the day he wrote them.”

From Latin epigramma, from Greek epigramma, from epi- (upon) + gramma (writing).

E₁P₃I₁G₂R₁A₁M₃

EPIGRAM scores 12 points in Scrabble.