lipogram

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A writer carefully composes a lipogram that avoids the letter E.

Definition

Noun: A lipogram is a written work, such as a poem, story, or longer text, that deliberately omits one or more specific letters of the alphabet. The constraint is a stylistic challenge for the author.

Usage

The word "lipogram" is used to classify or describe a specific type of constrained writing. It is a formal, literary term. - It is typically preceded by an article ("a," "the"). - It can be modified by adjectives describing the omitted letter(s) (e.g., "a vowel lipogram," "an 'E' lipogram").

Examples

• Writing a coherent lipogram that avoids the letter 'E' is an impressive feat.
• The novel by Ernest Vincent Wright is a famous 50,000-word lipogram that never uses the letter 'E'.
• The poet composed a clever lipogram that excluded all vowels except for 'A'.

Advanced Usage

• The term can be used attributively as a noun modifier (e.g., "a lipogram author," "lipogram writing").
• The concept is often discussed in the context of Oulipo (Ouvroir de littérature potentielle), a group of writers and mathematicians interested in constrained writing techniques.

Variants and Related Words

• Lipogrammatic (adjective): Of or relating to a lipogram. (e.g., "a lipogrammatic exercise").
• Lipogrammatist (noun): A writer of lipograms.

Synonyms

• Constrained writing (this is a broader category that includes lipograms).
• Letter-exclusion text.

Antonyms

• There is no direct antonym, but unrestricted or free-form writing is the conceptual opposite.

Related Concepts

• Pangram: A sentence or phrase that uses every letter of the alphabet at least once (the conceptual opposite of a lipogram's exclusion).
• Univocalic: A text that uses only one vowel repeatedly (a specific type of lipogrammatic constraint).

Học thuật

Noun

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