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Noun

1. 1
   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"."

2. 2
   a text that excludes a particular letter or particular letters of the alphabet wordnet

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pangram

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""Transubstantiationalists" is a particularly long single-word lipogram, not using the letter "e"."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λειπογγράμμα (leipongrámma), from λείπω (leípō, “leaving out”) + γράμμα (grámma, “letter”), 18th c.

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