lipogram

[ lip-uh-gram, lahy-puh- ]

noun
  1. a written work composed of words chosen so as to avoid the use of one or more specific alphabetic characters.

Origin of lipogram

1
First recorded in 1705–15, lipogram is from the Greek word lipográmmatos missing a letter. See lipo-2, -gram1

Other words from lipogram

  • lip·o·gram·mat·ic [lip-oh-gruh-mat-ik, lahy-poh-], /ˌlɪp oʊ grəˈmæt ɪk, ˌlaɪ poʊ-/, adjective

Words Nearby lipogram

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British Dictionary definitions for lipogram

lipogram

/ (ˈlɪpəʊˌɡræm) /


noun
  1. a piece of writing from which all words containing a particular letter have been deliberately omitted

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