Epigrammatic
21epigrammatic — adjective terse and witty and like a maxim much given to apothegmatic instruction • Syn: ↑aphoristic, ↑apothegmatic • Similar to: ↑concise • Derivationally related forms: ↑epigram, ↑ …
22Epigrammatical — Epigrammatic Ep i*gram*mat ic, Epigrammatical Ep i*gram*mat ic*al, [L. epigrammaticus: cf. F. [ e]pigrammatique.] 1. Writing epigrams; dealing in epigrams; as, an epigrammatical poet. [1913 Webster] 2. Suitable to epigrams; belonging to epigrams; …
23Greek Anthology — The Greek Anthology (also called Anthologia Graeca or, sometimes, the Palatine Anthology ) is a collection of poems, mostly epigrams, that span the classical and Byzantine periods of Greek literature.While papyri containing fragments of… …
24List of ancient Macedonians — This is a list of the ancient Macedonians of Greece (Greek: Μακεδόνες, Makedónes). For other uses, including a list of people from modern day Republic of Macedonia see List of Macedonians Contents 1 Mythology 2 Kings 2.1 Argead Dynasty …
25nonfictional prose — Introduction any literary work that is based mainly on fact, even though it may contain fictional elements. Examples are the essay and biography. Defining nonfictional prose literature is an immensely challenging task. This type of… …
26Latin literature — Introduction the body of writings in Latin, primarily produced during the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire, when Latin was a spoken language. When Rome fell, Latin remained the literary language of the Western medieval world until it was …
27Natalie Clifford Barney — Natalie Clifford Barney, painted in 1896 by her mother Alice Pike Barney. Born October 31, 1876(1876 10 31) Dayton, Ohio …
28Macedonia (Roman province) — The Roman province of Macedonia was officially established in 146 BC, after the Roman general Quintus Caecilius Metellus defeated Andriscus of Macedon in 148 BC, and after the four client republics ( tetrarchy ) established by Rome in the region… …
29List of Macedonians (Greek) — This is a list of Macedonians ( el. Μακεδόνες, Makedónes ), a Greek regional group . : For the people of ancient Macedonia, whose level of kinship with the Greeks is debated, see ancient Macedonians and List of ancient Macedonians. =Ancient= See… …
30epitaph — epitaphic /ep i taf ik/, adj. epitaphist, n. epitaphless, adj. /ep i taf , tahf /, n. 1. a commemorative inscription on a tomb or mortuary monument about the person buried at that site. 2. a brief poem or other writing in praise of a deceased… …
