Noun
A writing composed of words not having a certain letter or letters; -- as in the Odyssey of Tryphiodorus there was no A in the first book, no B in the second, and so on.
Source: Webster's dictionaryA pangrammatic lipogram is a text that uses every letter of the alphabet except one. Source: Internet
Dropping letters Another type of lipogram, which omits every instance of a letter from words that would otherwise contain it, as opposed to finding other words that do not contain the letter, was recorded by Willard R. Espy in 181 Missing O's. Source: Internet
ISBN 0-19-214183-X Larousse defines a lipogram as a "literary work in which one compels oneself strictly to exclude one or several letters of the alphabet". Source: Internet
La Disparition is, to date, the longest lipogram in existence. citation Analysing lipograms In his book Rethinking Writing, Roy Harris notes that without the ability to analyse language, the lipogram would be unable to exist. Source: Internet
History The word lipogram is not always included in dictionaries. Source: Internet
Non-literary lipograms While a lipogram is usually limited to literary works, there are also chromatic lipograms, works of music that avoid the use of certain notes. Source: Internet