anagram en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈæ.nə.ɡɹæm/
- (US) audio
- ăʹnəgrăm
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”).
Meanings
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(of words) 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.
2004, Simon Pegg, Edgar Wright, Shaun of the Dead, spoken by Shaun (Simon Pegg):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| anagramme | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| anagrams | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
anagramise · anagramize · Reaganagram · anamonic · indirect anagram · anagrammist · aptagram · anagram dictionary · blanagram · anagrammer
Relateds
anagrammatize · anagrammatist · anagrammatisation · anagrammatise · anagrammatic · anagrammatization · anagrammatism
Translations (62)
fa واروواژه (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) · et anagramm (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) · ru анагра́мма (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) · pt anagrama (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) · vi phép đảo chữ (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) · hy անագրամա (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) · sq anagramë (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) · uk анагра́ма (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) · nl letterkeer (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) · br tregejad (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) · io anagramo (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) · af anagram (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) · ja アナグラム (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) · fi anagrammi (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) · ca anagrama (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) · fr anagramme (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) · sl anagram (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) · hi वर्णविपर्यास (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) · eo anagramo (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) · es anagrama (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) · sv anagram (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) · mk анаграм (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) · pl anagram (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) · no anagram (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) · ar قَلْب (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) · is stafarugl (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) · de Anagramm (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) · ia anagramma (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) · lb Anagramm (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) · it anagramma (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) · el αναγραμματισμός (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) · vi thuật đảo chữ (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) · hi वर्णविपर्यय (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) · nl anagram (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) · ar جِنَاس نَاقِص (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) · sh anàgram (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) · sh ана̀грам (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) · is orðarugl (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) · is raðhverfa (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) · cmn 異序詞 /异序词 (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) · ab а́шьҭыбжьеиҭакра (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) · ro anagramă (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) · cs anagram (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) · sw anagramu (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) · tr evirmece (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) · sk anagram (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) · cmn 易位詞 /易位词 (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) · he אָנַגְרָמָה (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) · is stafabrengl (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) · ko 애너그램 (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) · ka ანაგრამა (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) · hu anagramma (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) · cmn 變位詞 /变位词 (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) · da anagram (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) · mt anagramma (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) · cs přesmyčka (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) · bg анагра́ма (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) · gl anagrama (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) · lt anagrama (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) · tr anagram (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) · be анагра́ма (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) · lv anagramma (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase)