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Webster 1913 Edition
Anagram
An′a-gram
(ăn′ȧ-grăm)
, Noun.
Literally, the letters of a word read backwards, but in its usual wider sense, the change of one word or phrase into another by the transposition of its letters. Thus Galenus becomes angelus; William Noy (attorney-general to Charles I., and a laborious man) may be turned into I moyl in law.
An′a-gram
,Verb.
T.
To anagrammatize.
Some of these
anagramed
his name, Benlowes, into Benevolus. Warburton.
Webster 1828 Edition
Anagram
AN'AGRAM
,Noun.
A transposition of the letters of a name, by which a new word is formed. Thus Galenus becomes angelus; William Noy, (attorney general to Charles I., a laborious man,) may be turned into I moyl in law.
Definition 2024
anagram
anagram
- For anagrams in Wiktionary, see Wiktionary:Anagrams
English
Alternative forms
- anagramme (obsolete)
Noun
anagram (plural anagrams)
- (of words) A word or phrase that is created by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase.
- The word "silent" is an anagram of "listen".
Derived terms
Derived terms
Translations
word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase
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See also
Verb
anagram (third-person singular simple present anagrams, present participle anagramming, simple past and past participle anagrammed)
- To form anagrams.
Danish
Noun
anagram n (singular definite anagrammet, plural indefinite anagrammer)
Declension
Inflection of anagram
| neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | anagram | anagrammet | anagrammer | anagrammerne |
| genitive | anagrams | anagrammets | anagrammers | anagrammernes |
References
- “anagram” in Den Danske Ordbog
Irish
Etymology
From French anagramme, from Ancient Greek ἀνά (aná, “up, back”) + γράμμα (grámma, “letter”).
Noun
anagram m (genitive singular anagraim, nominative plural anagraim)
Declension
Declension of anagram
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
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| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| anagram | n-anagram | hanagram | t-anagram |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "anagram" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈn̪aɡram/
Noun
anagram m inan
Declension
declension of anagram
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /anǎɡram/
- Hyphenation: a‧na‧gram
Noun
anàgram m (Cyrillic spelling ана̀грам)
Declension
Declension of anagram
Swedish
Etymology
Noun
anagram n
Declension
| Inflection of anagram | ||||
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| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | anagram | anagrammet | anagram | anagrammen |
| Genitive | anagrams | anagrammets | anagrams | anagrammens |