epigrammatism

epigrammatism
epigrammatism [ep΄ə gram′ə tiz΄əm]
n.
the use of epigrams, or a style characterized by epigram
epigrammatist
n.

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ep·i·gram·ma·tism (ĕp'ĭ-grămʹə-tĭz'əm) n.
Literary style marked by the use of epigrams.
  ep'i·gramʹma·tist n.

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