lipogram

A word or writing that does not use a particular symbol or symbols.

Noun

  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".

Origin

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

Forms

lipograms

Related

antilipo lipogrammatic liponym pangram lipidogram