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lipogram
[ lip-uh-gram, lahy-puh- ]
/ ˈlɪp əˌgræm, ˈlaɪ pə- /
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noun
a written work composed of words chosen so as to avoid the use of one or more specific alphabetic characters.
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Origin of lipogram
OTHER WORDS FROM lipogram
lip·o·gram·mat·ic [lip-oh-gruh-mat-ik, lahy-poh-], /ˌlɪp oʊ grəˈmæt ɪk, ˌlaɪ poʊ-/, adjectiveWords nearby lipogram
lipocyte, lipodystrophy, lipofilling, lipofuscin, lipogenesis, lipogram, lipography, lipoic acid, lipoid, lipolysis, lipoma
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British Dictionary definitions for lipogram
lipogram
/ (ˈlɪpəʊˌɡræm) /
noun
a piece of writing from which all words containing a particular letter have been deliberately omitted
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