lipogram

lip·o·gram

L l

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lip-uh-gram, lahy-puh-]
- /ˈlɪp əˌgræm, ˈlaɪ pə-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lip-uh-gram, lahy-puh-]
- /ˈlɪp əˌgræm, ˈlaɪ pə-/

Definitions of lipogram word

noun lipogram a written work composed of words chosen so as to avoid the use of one or more specific alphabetic characters. 1
noun lipogram A composition from which the writer systematically omits a certain letter or certain letters of the alphabet. 1
noun lipogram a piece of writing from which all words containing a particular letter have been deliberately omitted 0

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Origin of lipogram

First appearance:

before 1705

One of the 50% oldest English words

First recorded in 1705-15, lipogram is from the Greek word lipográmmatos missing a letter. See lipo-2, -gram1

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Parts of speech for Lipogram

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Lipogram

lipogram popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

lipogram usage trend in Literature

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