lipogrammatic

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adjective

Of the nature of a lipogram, i.e. omitting a letter; composed of words not having a certain letter or letters.

“lipogrammatic writings/novels”

OriginAncient Greek λιπογράμματος →
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Meanings

adjectivelipogrammatic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf the nature of a lipogram, i.e. omitting a letter; composed of words not having a certain letter or letters.

    lipogrammatic writings/novels

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekλιπογράμματος“missing a letter”
  2. Englishlipogrammatic

From Ancient Greek λιπογράμματος (lipográmmatos, “missing a letter”), from λείπω (leípō) + γράμμα (grámma). Compare French lipogrammatique.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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