lipogram

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noun

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".”

OriginAncient Greek λειπογγράμμα →
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Meanings

nounlipogram (plural lipograms)

plural lipograms

  1. literatureA 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".

    1 more example

    Gadsby is a particularly long novel considering that it is very nearly a lipogram that does not use the letter "e".

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekλειπογγράμμα
  2. Englishlipogram

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

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Translations

Arabic حذف
  • حذف (ḥaḏf)word or writing that does not use a particular symbol or symbols
Catalan lipograma
  • lipogramaword or writing that does not use a particular symbol or symbols
Chinese Mandarin 漏字文
  • 漏字文 (lòuzìwén)word or writing that does not use a particular symbol or symbols
Dutch lipogram
  • lipogramword or writing that does not use a particular symbol or symbols
Esperanto lipogramo
  • lipogramoword or writing that does not use a particular symbol or symbols
Finnish lipogrammi
  • lipogrammiword or writing that does not use a particular symbol or symbols
French lipogramme
  • lipogrammeword or writing that does not use a particular symbol or symbols
German Leipogramm
  • Leipogrammword or writing that does not use a particular symbol or symbols
Greek λειπόγραμμα
  • λειπόγραμμα (leipógramma)word or writing that does not use a particular symbol or symbols
Hungarian lipogramma
  • lipogrammaword or writing that does not use a particular symbol or symbols
Italian lipogramma
  • lipogrammaword or writing that does not use a particular symbol or symbols
Korean 리포그램
  • 리포그램 (ripogeuraem)word or writing that does not use a particular symbol or symbols
Persian ستردگی
  • ستردگیword or writing that does not use a particular symbol or symbols
Portuguese lipograma
  • lipogramaword or writing that does not use a particular symbol or symbols
Russian липограмма
  • липограмма (lipogramma)word or writing that does not use a particular symbol or symbols
Spanish lipograma
  • lipogramaword or writing that does not use a particular symbol or symbols
Ukrainian ліпограма
  • ліпограма (lipohrama)word or writing that does not use a particular symbol or symbols
Cite this entry
APA

lipogram. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lipogram

MLA

“lipogram.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lipogram. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lipogram,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lipogram.

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