epigram
noun
ep·i·gram
ˈe-pə-ˌgram
1
: a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought
2
: a terse, sage, or witty and often paradoxical saying
3
: epigrammatic expression
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