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Definition of pangram in English: pangramnoun ˈpanɡramˈpanɡram A sentence containing every letter of the alphabet. Example sentencesExamples - Which athlete features in a 33-letter pangram?
- There are several perfect pangrams (ones that use just 26 letters), the best of which seems to be, ‘Mr. Jock, TV quiz PhD, bags few lynx.’
- This book, appropriately called ‘a novel in letters, ‘is set on the fictional island of Nollop, which is named after the man who invented the pangram ‘The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.’
- The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog’ is a contemptible attempt at a pangram.
Origin Late 19th century: from pan- + -gram1, after anagram. Definition of pangram in US English: pangramnounˈpanɡram A sentence or verse that contains all the letters of the alphabet. Example sentencesExamples - Which athlete features in a 33-letter pangram?
- This book, appropriately called ‘a novel in letters, ‘is set on the fictional island of Nollop, which is named after the man who invented the pangram ‘The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.’
- The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog’ is a contemptible attempt at a pangram.
- There are several perfect pangrams (ones that use just 26 letters), the best of which seems to be, ‘Mr. Jock, TV quiz PhD, bags few lynx.’
Origin Late 19th century: from pan- + -gram, after anagram. |