isogram

(idea) by twItch^ Sun Mar 17 2002 at 10:59:01

Though also meaning a line drawn on a map connecting points having the same numerical value of some variable, I find a more interesting and entertaining definition of this rarely-used word to be more closely tied to language.

Linguistically speaking, an isogram is a word in which each letter is used only once (as in the case of "subdermatoglyphic"), twice (like "happenchance") and the elusive trio isograms ("deeded", to name one).

Y'know, if you log in, you can write something here, or contact authors directly on the site. Create a New User if you don't already have an account.