Pangram

//ˈpæn.ɡɹæm// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A sentence that contains every letter of the alphabet.

    "Higher in the scale range the Cadmean curiosities of the Pangram, Lipogram, and Anagram. The first of these must contain the entire alphabet, and claims the twenty-first verse of the seventh chapter of the Prophet Ezra as its most noted example."

  2. 2
    A crossword puzzle in which every letter appears in the completed grid.

    "A pangram (or, as some manage, the triple pangram, with at least three of every letter) restricts the options, directing the setter away from habits and repetition and towards a fresher puzzle."

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"One popular pangram is "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.""

Etymology

From pan- + -gram.

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