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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

  1. (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

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
anagramme alternative, obsolete lexicographic
anagrams Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

palindrome · alphagram

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)

anagram en · VERB

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

  1. To form anagrams.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
anagramming Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
anagrammed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
anagrammed Tense=Past lexicographic
anagrams Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
anagramme alternative, obsolete lexicographic

Translations (1)

pl anagramować (Translations)