lipogrammatic
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek λιπογράμματος (lipográmmatos, “missing a letter”), from λείπω (leípō) + γράμμα (grámma). Compare French lipogrammatique.
Adjective
lipogrammatic (not comparable)
- Of the nature of a lipogram, i.e. omitting a letter; composed of words not having a certain letter or letters.
- lipogrammatic writings/novels
Related terms
References
- “lipogrammatic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.