pangram

/ˈpæn.ɡɹæm/

PÆN · ɡɹæm (2 syllables)

English Noun
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Definition

A sentence that contains every letter of the alphabet.

Etymology

From pan- + -gram.

Example Sentences

  • "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."
  • "Like the search for the perfect palindrome, the pursuit of the perfect pangram has obsessed many people."
  • "Write a Python function to determine whether or not a string is a pangram."
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