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lipogram.

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

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  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".
    Gadsby is a particularly long novel considering that it is very nearly a lipogram that does not use the letter "e".
Where this word comes from

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

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.