ANAGRAM


Meaning of ANAGRAM in English

/ ˈænəgræm; NAmE / noun

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

An anagram of 'Elvis' is 'lives'.

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WORD ORIGIN

late 16th cent.: from French anagramme or modern Latin anagramma , from Greek ana- back, anew + gramma letter.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.