Dictionary

lipogram en · NOUN

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λειπογγράμμα (leipongrámma), from λείπω (leípō, “leaving out”) + γράμμα (grámma, “letter”), 18th c. By surface analysis, lipo- + -gram.

Meanings

1. A word or writing that does not use a particular symbol or symbols.
   • Gadsby is a particularly long novel considering that it is very nearly a lipogram that does not use the letter "e".
   • "Transubstantiationalists" is a particularly long single-word lipogram, not using the letter "e".

Forms

Relateds

lipidogram · liponym · pangram · lipography · lipogrammatic · antilipo

Translations (20)

uk ліпограма (word or writing that does not use a particular symbol or symbols) · ar حذف (word or writing that does not use a particular symbol or symbols) · io lipogramo (word or writing that does not use a particular symbol or symbols) · ca lipograma (word or writing that does not use a particular symbol or symbols) · el λειπόγραμμα (word or writing that does not use a particular symbol or symbols) · cmn 漏字文 (word or writing that does not use a particular symbol or symbols) · hy լիպոգրամա (word or writing that does not use a particular symbol or symbols) · ru липограмма (word or writing that does not use a particular symbol or symbols) · it lipogramma (word or writing that does not use a particular symbol or symbols) · de Leipogramm (word or writing that does not use a particular symbol or symbols) · nl lipogram (word or writing that does not use a particular symbol or symbols) · ko 리포그램 (word or writing that does not use a particular symbol or symbols) · es lipograma (word or writing that does not use a particular symbol or symbols) · fa ستردگی (word or writing that does not use a particular symbol or symbols) · hu lipogramma (word or writing that does not use a particular symbol or symbols) · eo lipogramo (word or writing that does not use a particular symbol or symbols) · pt lipograma (word or writing that does not use a particular symbol or symbols) · sl lipográm (word or writing that does not use a particular symbol or symbols) · fr lipogramme (word or writing that does not use a particular symbol or symbols) · fi lipogrammi (word or writing that does not use a particular symbol or symbols)