ANAGRAM Definition & Meaning

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anagram

[ an-uh-gram ]

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noun

a word, phrase, or sentence formed from another by rearranging its letters:
“Angel” is an anagram of “glean.”
anagrams, (used with a singular verb) a game in which the players build words by transposing and, often, adding letters.

verb (used with object)

anagrammed, anagramming.

to form (the letters of a text) into a secret message by rearranging them.
to rearrange (the letters of a text) so as to discover a secret message.

anagram

/ ˈænəˌɡræm; ˌænəɡrəˈmætɪk /

noun

a word or phrase the letters of which can be rearranged into another word or phrase

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Derived Forms

ˌ��Բ��ˈ��پ��, adverb
anagrammatic, adjective

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Other �y��vlog Forms

��·��·��·��·�� [an-, uh, -gr, uh, -, mat, -ik], ��a·��·��i·�� adjective
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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of anagram¹

First recorded in 1580–90; probably from Middle French anagramme, from New Latin anagramma; equivalent to ana- + -gram ¹

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of anagram¹

C16: from New Latin anagramma, shortened from Greek anagrammatismos, from anagrammatizein to transpose letters, from ana- + gramma a letter

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After the health department shut it down, the couple rented a small storefront nearby and named it Erewhon, an anagram of “nowhere.”

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The name turned out to be an anagram of Mr. Navarro’s surname and he described it as a “Hitchcockian writing device” that became an inside joke with himself.

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Even the band's name is an anagram of the phrase "I'm fearless".

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These are wild anagrams for a stain on satin, giving material heft to ephemeral language.

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She’s everywhere, all the time, and her name happens to be an anagram of the word raven.

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