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lorem ipsum

Syllables: lo·rem ip·sumUK/ˌlɔː.ɹəm ˈɪp.səm//ˌlɔː.ɹəm ˈɪp.səm/

lorem ipsum noun: 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...

lorem ipsum: a dummy text used as a placeholder in printing and website design to simplify the layout process,...
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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
    • If you want something other than quick brown foxes, perhaps you'd like a hunk of lorem ipsums?2000 March 25, Suzanne S. Barnhill <sbarnhill@mvps.org>, “Re: I think there is a combination of keys . , .”, in microsoft.public.word.printingfonts (Usenet), archived from the original on 01 Jun 2026

lorem ipsum meaning in Indonesian

lorem ipsum in Indonesian

Translations
lorem ipsum

Examples of lorem ipsum in a sentence

  • The origin of Lorem Ipsum actually goes back to the early 1500s when typographers would create specimen books of their fonts.2002, Tom Green, Chris S. Flick, Jordan L. Chilcott, Building Web Sites with Macromedia Studio MX, Boston, Mass.: New Riders, →ISBN, page...
  • Triple-click the lorem ipsum of the text placeholder and begin typing your masterpiece.2007, Steven Sande, Take Control of iWeb: iLife '06 Edition, Berkeley, Calif.: Peachpit Press, →ISBN, page 73:

Forms of lorem ipsum

plurallorem ipsums

Origin of lorem ipsum

Pseudo-Latinism, derived from a clipping of dolōrem ipsum (“pain itself”) from Cicero's 45 B.C.E. De Fīnibus Bonōrum et Malōrum adopted by the mid-1960s to assist with artistic text layout.

Words formed from lorem ipsum

Questions about lorem ipsum

What does lorem ipsum mean?
Lorem ipsum means 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...
What is lorem ipsum in Indonesian?
Lorem ipsum in Indonesian is lorem ipsum. See Lorem ipsum meaning in Indonesian.
How do you use lorem ipsum in a sentence?
The origin of Lorem Ipsum actually goes back to the early 1500s when typographers would create specimen books of their fonts.
What part of speech is lorem ipsum?
Lorem ipsum is a noun.
How do you pronounce lorem ipsum?
Lorem ipsum is pronounced /ˌlɔː.ɹəm ˈɪp.səm/ (UK).
What is the plural of lorem ipsum?
The plural of lorem ipsum is lorem ipsums.

Words near lorem ipsum in the dictionary

  1. loreleis
  2. loreless
  3. lorell
  4. lorells
  5. lorels
  6. lorem ipsum
  7. lorem ipsums
  8. loremaster
  9. loremasters
  10. loremistress
  11. loremistresses

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