lipogram

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".

Where it comes from

From Ancient Greek λειπογγράμμα (leipongrámma), from λείπω (leípō, “leaving out”) + γράμμα (grámma, “letter”), 18th c. By surface analysis, lipo- + -gram.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry lipogram (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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