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lipsum

/ˈlɪp.səm/

lipsum is the clipping of lorem ipsum.

Meaning of lorem ipsum

Noun

lorem ipsum (countable and uncountable, plural lorem ipsums)

  1. A dummy text used as a placeholder in printing and website design to simplify the layout process, especially the usual pseudo-Latin text beginning Lorem ipsum...
    • It was Aldus PageMaker's adoption of Lorem Ipsum that allowed the practice to enter the electronic age […]1999, Digit, London: IDG Communications, →OCLC, page 29

Forms of lipsum

plurallipsums

Questions about lipsum

What is lipsum the clipping of?
Lipsum is the clipping of lorem ipsum.
How do you pronounce lipsum?
Lipsum is pronounced /ˈlɪp.səm/.

Words near lipsum in the dictionary

  1. lipstickers
  2. lipsticking
  3. lipstickless
  4. lipsticks
  5. lipsticky
  6. lipsum
  7. lipsync
  8. lipsynced
  9. lipsynch
  10. lipsynched
  11. lipsynching

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Adapted from Wiktionary: lipsum (page history and authors); lorem ipsum (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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