lipogram
nounEtymology From Ancient Greek λειπογγράμμα (leipongrámma), from λείπω (leípō, “leaving out”) + γράμμα (grámma, “letter”), 18th c. By surface analysis, lipo- + -gram.
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Literature, Media, Publishing 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".
- Related terms
- antilipo, lipogrammatic, lipography, liponym, pangram, lipidogram