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pangram

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈpæn.ɡɹæm/
  • /ˈpæŋ.ɡɹæm/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A sentence that contains every letter of the alphabet.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A crossword puzzle in which every letter appears in the completed grid.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: crosswording

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From pan- + -gram.

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: pangrama — a sentence that contains every letter of the alphabet
  • Chinese Mandarin: 全字母句 — a sentence that contains every letter of the alphabet
  • Czech: pangram — a sentence that contains every letter of the alphabet
  • Dutch: pangram — a sentence that contains every letter of the alphabet
  • Esperanto: ĉiuliteraĵo — a sentence that contains every letter of the alphabet
  • Finnish: pangrammi — a sentence that contains every letter of the alphabet
  • French: pangramme — a sentence that contains every letter of the alphabet
  • French: phrase holoalphabétique — a sentence that contains every letter of the alphabet
  • German: Pangramm — a sentence that contains every letter of the alphabet
  • Greek: πάγγραμμα (pángramma) — a sentence that contains every letter of the alphabet
  • Greek: παντόγραμμα (pantógramma) — a sentence that contains every letter of the alphabet
  • Hungarian: pangramma — a sentence that contains every letter of the alphabet
  • Italian: pangramma — a sentence that contains every letter of the alphabet
  • Japanese: パングラム (panguramu) — a sentence that contains every letter of the alphabet
  • Korean: 팬그램 (paen'geuraem) — a sentence that contains every letter of the alphabet
  • Northern Kurdish: pangram — a sentence that contains every letter of the alphabet
  • Macedonian: панграм (pangram) — a sentence that contains every letter of the alphabet
  • Polish: pangram — a sentence that contains every letter of the alphabet
  • Portuguese: pangrama — a sentence that contains every letter of the alphabet
  • Russian: пангра́мма (pangrámma) — a sentence that contains every letter of the alphabet
  • Serbo-Croatian: pangram — a sentence that contains every letter of the alphabet
  • Slovak: pangram — a sentence that contains every letter of the alphabet
  • Slovene: pangram — a sentence that contains every letter of the alphabet
  • Spanish: pangrama — a sentence that contains every letter of the alphabet
  • Spanish: frase holoalfabética — a sentence that contains every letter of the alphabet
  • Ukrainian: панграма (panhrama) — a sentence that contains every letter of the alphabet