Entry: epigrammatic (adj.)
In context: "The term's derived from an epigrammatic description of recovery in Boston AA: 'You give it up to get it back to give it away.'"
Definition: Of or pertaining to epigrams; of the nature, or in the style, of an epigram; concise, pointed.
epigram (n.): †1. An inscription, usually in verse
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SNOOT score: 1
Page: 344
Source: Oxford English Dictionary
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