pangram

English
WOTD – 18 September 2010

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpæn.ɡɹæm/, /ˈpæŋ.ɡɹæm/
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Etymology

pan- +‎ -gram

Noun

pangram (plural pangrams)

  1. A sentence that contains every letter of the alphabet, such as "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" in English.
    • '1986' (605 m), Tony Augarde, The Oxford Guide to Word Games
      Like the search for the perfect palindrome, the pursuit of the perfect pangram has obsessed many people.

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