Meaning of lipogram in English

1. Pronunciation

   /ˈlɪpəɡræm/

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1. Noun

   lipogram

   Etymology

   early 18th century: back-formation from Greek lipogrammatos‘lacking a letter’, from lip- (stem of leipein‘to leave (out)’) + gramma‘letter’

   Definitions

   1. a text that excludes a particular letter or particular letters of the alphabet