(1):
(n.) An effusion of wit; a bright thought tersely and sharply expressed, whether in verse or prose.
(2):
(n.) The style of the epigram.
(3):
(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.