pangram

pangram
noun /ˈpæn.ɡɹæm/
A sentence that contains every letter of the alphabet, such as "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" in English.

Like the search for the perfect palindrome, the pursuit of the perfect pangram has obsessed many people.


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  • pangram — [pan′gram΄] n. [ PAN + GRAM] a sentence containing all the letters of the alphabet; esp., such a sentence in which each letter is used only once …   English World dictionary

  • Pangram — A pangram (Greek: παν γράμμα, pan gramma, every letter ), or holoalphabetic sentence, is a sentence using every letter of the alphabet at least once. Pangrams have been used to display typefaces, test equipment, and develop skills in handwriting …   Wikipedia

  • pangram — Панграмма (Pangram)     Контрольная фраза, включающая все знаки алфавита [упорядоченный список букв языка]. Обычно применяется в шрифтовых каталогах для демонстрации шрифтов, а также для проверки наборной техники. Для русского алфавита обычно… …   Шрифтовая терминология

  • pangram — pangrammatic /pan greuh mat ik, pang /, adj. /pan greuhm, gram, pang /, n. a sentence, verse, etc., that includes all the letters of the alphabet. [1930 35; PAN + GRAM1] * * * …   Universalium

  • pangram — m IV, D. u, Ms. pangrammie; lm M. y «zdanie w łamigłówce, grze słowno literowej zawierające wszystkie litery alfabetu» ‹z gr.› …   Słownik języka polskiego

  • pangram — pan·gram …   English syllables

  • pangram — pan•gram [[t]ˈpæn grəm, græm, ˈpæŋ [/t]] n. ling. a sentence, verse, etc., that includes all the letters of the alphabet • Etymology: 1930–35 pan gram•mat′ic grəˈmæt ɪk adj …   From formal English to slang

  • pangram — /ˈpængrəm/ (say pangruhm) noun a sentence using all the letters of the alphabet, as the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. {pan + gram1} …  

  • pangram — …   Useful english dictionary

  • List of pangrams — This is a list of pangrams which are sentences using every letter of the alphabet at least once.= Perfect pangrams in English (26 letters) = Without proper nouns or initialisms * Cwm fjord bank glyphs vext quiz. ( Carved symbols in a mountain… …   Wikipedia

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