Phrase guide

lorem ipsum

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌlɔː.ɹəm ˈɪp.səm/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌlɒ.ɹəm ˈɪp.səm/
  • General-American: /ˌlɔː.ɹəm ˈɪp.səm/
  • General-American: /ˌlɑː.ɹəm ˈɪp.səm/
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noun

Meaning 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...

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Greek

History

Etymology

Pseudo-Latinism, 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.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 假字 (jiǎzì) — Translations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 滾滾長江東逝水 /滚滚长江东逝水 (gǔngǔn Chángjiāng dōng shì shuǐ) — Translations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 假文 (jiǎwén) — Translations
  • Tibetan: ཚབ་ཡིག (tshab yig) — Translations