lipogram

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lipogram

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

noun lipograms

  1. 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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noun word or writing that does not use a particular symbol or symbols

Españollipograma
한국어리포그램 ripogeuraem
中文漏字文 lòuzìwén
Portuguêslipograma
Françaislipogramme
DeutschLeipogramm
Italianolipogramma
Ελληνικάλειπόγραμμα leipógramma
Русскийлипограмма lipogramma
العربيةحذف ḥaḏf

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"lipogram." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lipogram. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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lipogram. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lipogram

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"lipogram." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lipogram.

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@misc{lipogram_2026,
  title = {lipogram},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lipogram},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}