pangram

pan·gram

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pan-gruh m, -gram, pang-]
- /ˈpæn grəm, -græm, ˈpæŋ-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pan-gruh m, -gram, pang-]
- /ˈpæn grəm, -græm, ˈpæŋ-/

Definitions of pangram word

noun pangram a sentence, verse, etc., that includes all the letters of the alphabet. 1
noun pangram a sentence incorporating all the letters of the alphabet, such as the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog 0
noun pangram a sentence containing all the letters of the alphabet; esp., such a sentence in which each letter is used only once 0

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Origin of pangram

First appearance:

before 1930

One of the 10% newest English words

First recorded in 1930-35; pan- + -gram1

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Parts of speech for Pangram

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pangram

pangram popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

pangram usage trend in Literature

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