lipogram
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek λειπογγράμμα (leipongrámma), from λείπω (leípō, “leaving out”) + γράμμα (grámma, “letter”), 18th c.
Noun[edit]
lipogram (plural lipograms)
- (literature) A word or writing that does not use a particular symbol or symbols.
- "Transubstantiationalists" is a particularly long single-word lipogram, not using the letter "e".
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Translations[edit]
word or writing that does not use a particular symbol or symbols
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