anagram

Etymology

Late 16th century, from French anagramme, formed on Greek ἀνά (aná, “up, back”) + γράμμα (grámma, “letter”). Analyzable as ana- (“up, back”) + -gram (“letter”)

noun

  1. (of words) A word or phrase that is created by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase.

verb

  1. To form anagrams.

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