lipogram.
A word or writing that does not use a particular symbol or symbols.
Meaning & usage
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.