LIPOGRAM Definition & Meaning

lipogram

[ lip-uh-gram, lahy-puh- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a written work composed of words chosen so as to avoid the use of one or more specific alphabetic characters.

lipogram

/ ˈ��ɪ��əʊˌɡ��æ�� /

noun

a piece of writing from which all words containing a particular letter have been deliberately omitted

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

��·��·��·��·�� [lip-oh-gr, uh, -, mat, -ik, lahy-poh-], adjective

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of lipogram¹

First recorded in 1705–15, lipogram is from the Greek word ��ǲ��á��ٴǲ� 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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