pangram
noun[C]
languagespecializeduk/ˈpæn.ɡræm/us/ˈpæn.ɡræm/asentencethatcontainseveryletterof thealphabet, ifpossiblewith eachletteronly being usedonce:
全字母短句(指包括所有26个英文字母的短句)Afamiliarexampleof a pangram, though with duplications, is thetypists'testsentence: Thequickbrownfoxjumpsover thelazydog.举一个大家都熟悉的全字母短句的例子,虽然有些重复,但却是考验打字的一个测试句:The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
- The mostchallengingpangrams are theoneswith the fewestletters.
- Everybodyknowsone or two pangrams.
- In hischapteronwordplayhediscussespalindromesand pangrams.
- Onemeasureof a pangram'squalityisitsshortness.
Linguistics: sentences & expressions
- aphorism
- backchannel
- coin
- complex sentence
- compound sentence
- declarative sentence
- defining
- dicta
- dictum
- epigram
- epigrammatic
- idiom
- jawbreaker
- motto
- phrase
- proverbial
- sentence
- slogan
- soundbite
- tail