English Explanatory Dictionary

lorem ipsum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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...

Pronunciation

/ˌlɔː.ɹəm ˈɪp.səm/ /ˌlɒ.ɹəm ˈɪp.səm/ /ˌlɑː.ɹəm ˈɪp.səm/ en-us-lorem ipsum.ogg en-au-lorem ipsum.ogg

Word forms

lorem ipsum lorem ipsums

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.

Related words

etaoin shrdlu greek greeking placeholder rhubarb rhubarb

Derived words

lipsum
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