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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.

lipogram

/ ˈ±ôɪ±èəʊˌɡ°ùæ³¾ /

noun

  1. a piece of writing from which all words containing a particular letter have been deliberately omitted
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±ô¾±±è·´Ç·²µ°ù²¹³¾Â·³¾²¹³Ù·¾±³¦ [lip-oh-gr, uh, -, mat, -ik, lahy-poh-], adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of lipogram1

First recorded in 1705–15, lipogram is from the Greek word ±ô¾±±è´Ç²µ°ùá³¾³¾²¹³Ù´Ç²õ missing a letter. See lipo- 2, -gram 1
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I had asked the students in my class to write a lipogram — a composition that forces the writer to omit certain letters in the alphabet in their writing.

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