lipography
/lɪˈpɒɡrəfi
/noun [mass noun] Linguistics
The omission of a letter or syllable in writing.Some writers have taken lipography to extremes....
- The second 'sit' having dropped out by lipography, descensurus was altered to descensurum.
- Erroneous omissions are few and short and can generally be ascribed to lipography.
Origin
Late 19th century: from Greek lip- (stem of leipein 'to leave (out)') + -o- + -graphy.