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anagram
[an-uh-gram]
noun
a word, phrase, or sentence formed from another by rearranging its letters.
“Angel” is an anagram of “glean.”
(used with a singular verb)anagrams, a game in which the players build words by transposing and, often, adding letters.
verb (used with object)
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
Other Word Forms
- anagrammatic adjective
- anagrammatical adjective
- anagrammatically adverb
- ˌԲˈپ adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of anagram1
Example Sentences
After the health department shut it down, the couple rented a small storefront nearby and named it Erewhon, an anagram of “nowhere.”
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.
Even the band's name is an anagram of the phrase "I'm fearless".
These are wild anagrams for a stain on satin, giving material heft to ephemeral language.
She’s everywhere, all the time, and her name happens to be an anagram of the word raven.
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