ANAGRAM


Meaning of ANAGRAM in English

[ 'anəgram ]

■ noun a word, phrase, or name formed by rearranging the letters of another, such as spar , formed from rasp .

Derivatives

~matic adjective

~matical adjective

~matize or ~matise verb

Origin

C16: from Fr. ~me or mod. L. ~ma , from Gk ana- 'back, anew' + gramma 'letter'.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.