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Lipogram: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Lipogram noun. A piece of writing that deliberately leaves out a particular letter of the alphabet throughout.
How to say it
LIP-uh-gram/ˈlɪpəɡram/
3 syllables, stressed on the first (LIP). Forms: lipograms, lipogrammatic.
Lipogram in a sentence
Georges Perec wrote a whole novel as a lipogram, without a single letter e.
For a challenge, the class wrote lipograms with no letter a, which ruled out "and".
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- constrained writing
- letter-dropping text
Where lipogram comes from
From Greek leipein, to leave out, and gramma, letter.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
For a challenge, the class wrote _____ with no letter a, which ruled out "and".
- lipogram
- octothorpe
- epigraph
Show the answer
lipogram: For a challenge, the class wrote lipograms with no letter a, which ruled out "and".