pangram

American  

[pan-gruhm, -gram, pang-] / ˈpæn grəm, -græm, ˈpæŋ- /

noun

1. a sentence, verse, etc., that includes all the letters of the alphabet.

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pangram British  

/ ˈpæŋˌɡræm /

noun

1. a sentence incorporating all the letters of the alphabet, such as the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

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Other Word Forms

• pangrammatic adjective

Etymology

Origin of pangram

First recorded in 1870–75; pan- + -gram ¹

Example Sentences

Note: We heard from many readers who were disappointed that we eliminated the pangram solution from this section, and we’re restoring it starting today.

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The pangram from yesterday’s Spelling Bee was longboat.

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The Morning will no longer include the previous day’s pangrams, which will continue to be available to subscribers here above each day’s puzzle.

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The pangrams from yesterday’s Spelling Bee were finitude, infinitude, unfitted and unidentified.

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The pangram from yesterday’s Spelling Bee was deductive.

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