lipogram

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

noun

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

lipogram

/ ˈlɪpəʊˌɡræm /

noun

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

Other Words From

• lip·o·gram·mat·ic [lip-oh-gr, uh, -, mat, -ik, lahy-poh-], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of lipogram¹

First recorded in 1705–15, lipogram is from the Greek word lipográmmatos missing a letter. See lipo- ², -gram ¹

Example Sentences

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.

From Washington Post