lorem ipsum
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A dummy text used as a placeholder in printing and website design to simplify the…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...
/ˌlɔː.ɹəm ˈɪp.səm/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)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...
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Pseudo-Latinism, derived from a clipping of dolōrem ipsum (“pain itself”) from Cicero's 45Pseudo-Latinism, derived from 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.
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Forms
plural: lorem ipsums| Singular | lorem ipsum |
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Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable