Epigram vs Quote - What's the difference?
epigram | quote |
(obsolete) An inscription in stone.
A brief but witty saying.
A short, witty or pithy poem.
To repeat someone’s exact words.
To prepare a summary of work to be done and set a price.
(Commerce) To name the current price, notably of a financial security.
To indicate verbally or by equivalent means the start of a quotation.
(archaic) To observe, to take account of.
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A quotation, statement attributed to someone else.
A quotation mark.
A summary of work to be done with a set price.
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As nouns the difference between epigram and quote
is that epigram is an inscription in stone while quote is a quotation, statement attributed to someone else.As a verb quote is
to repeat someone’s exact words.epigram
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Alternative forms
* epigrammeNoun
(en noun)- When an epigram one's composin',
- brevity is key,
- ''of stanzas: one should be chosen,
- and of lines: one more than three.
External links
* (wikipedia "epigram") *Anagrams
* ----quote
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Verb
Synonyms
* (repeat words) citeAntonyms
* end quote * unquoteDerived terms
* quotable * quote unquote * misquoteNoun
(en noun)- ''After going over the hefty quotes , the board decided it was cheaper to have the project executed by its own staff.