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pangrams

pangrams is the plural of pangram.

Meaning of pangram

Noun

pangram (plural pangrams)

  1. A sentence that contains every letter of the alphabet.
    • Higher in the scale range the Cadmean curiosities of the Pangram, Lipogram, and Anagram. The first of these must contain the entire alphabet, and claims the twenty-first verse of the seventh chapter of the Prophet Ezra as its most noted example.1873 March, unknown, “Word-Play”, in The Proof-Sheet
  2. (crosswording) A crossword puzzle in which every letter appears in the completed grid.
    • A pangram (or, as some manage, the triple pangram, with at least three of every letter) restricts the options, directing the setter away from habits and repetition and towards a fresher puzzle.2013 November 7, Alan Connor, Two Girls, One on Each Knee: The Puzzling, Playful World of the Crossword, Penguin UK, →ISBN

Questions about pangrams

What is pangrams the plural of?
Pangrams is the plural of pangram.

Words near pangrams in the dictionary

  1. Pangpang
  2. pangram
  3. pangrammatic
  4. pangrammatist
  5. pangrammatists
  6. pangrams
  7. pangs
  8. pangs of conscience
  9. Pangshatabam
  10. Pangu
  11. Pangubatan

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