- lipogrammatic
- lip·o·gram·mat·ic
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lipogrammatic
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Lipogrammatic — Lip o*gram*mat ic (l[i^]p [ o]*gr[a^]m*m[a^]t [i^]k), a. [Gr. lipogra mmatos: cf. F. lipogrammatique.] Omitting a letter; composed of words not having a certain letter or letters; as, lipogrammatic writings. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lipogrammatic — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷grəˈmad.ik adjective Etymology: Middle Greek lipogrammatos + English ic : being a lipogram : having the character of a lipogram … Useful english dictionary
lipogram — lipogrammatic /lip oh greuh mat ik, luy poh /, adj. /lip euh gram , luy peuh /, n. a written work composed of words chosen so as to avoid the use of one or more specific alphabetic characters. [1705 15; < Gk lipográmmatos missing a letter. See… … Universalium
Lipogram — A lipogram (from Greek lipagrammatos , missing letter ) is a kind of constrained writing or word game consisting of writing paragraphs or longer works in which a particular letter or group of letters is missing, usually a common vowel, the most… … Wikipedia
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lipogram — noun a composition from which the writer omits a certain letter or letters. Derivatives lipogrammatic adjective Origin C18: back form. from Gk lipogrammatos lacking a letter , from lip , leipein leave (out) + gramma letter … English new terms dictionary
