lipography


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lipography

(lɪˈpɒɡrəfɪ)
n
the accidental omission of words or letters in writing
[C19: from Greek lip-, stem of leipein to omit + -graphy]
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lipography

the avoidance of a certain letter or syllable in a text. — lipogram, n.
See also: Writing
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In 1816, Piece sans A, by Ronden, was staged at Theatre de Varietes, which shows that lipography has, at times, penetrated various literary forms--short fiction, poetry, novels and drama.
Lipograms: the presence of absence

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