Anagram
//ˈæ.nə.ɡɹæm// noun, verb
noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A word or phrase that is created by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase.
"As Mr. Sloan always says, there is no "I" in "team", but there is an "I" in "pie". And there's an "I" in "meat pie". Anagram of "meat" is "team"… I don't know what he's talking about."
- 2 a word or phrase spelled by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase wordnet
Verb
- 1 To form anagrams.
- 2 read letters out of order to discover a hidden meaning wordnet
Example
More examples"If anyone can post the answer to this anagram in the next few minutes we'll release the clue."
Etymology
Late 16th century, either from Middle French anagramme or Latin anagramma, formed on Ancient Greek ἀνά (aná, “up, back”) + γράμμα (grámma, “letter”). Analyzable as ana- (“up, back”) + -gram (“letter”).
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