ANAGRAM


Meaning of ANAGRAM in English

an ‧ a ‧ gram /ˈænəɡræm/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French ; Origin: anagramme , from Greek anagrammatismos , from ana- ( ⇨ ↑ anachronism ) + gramma 'letter' ]

a word or phrase that is made by changing the order of the letters in another word or phrase:

‘Silent’ is an anagram of ‘listen’.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.