anagram
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++an·a·gram /ˈænəɡræm/ ●○○ noun [countable] ALa word or phrase that is made by changing the order of the letters in another word or phrase 变位词（组）〔改变某个词或短语的字母顺序后构成的新词或短语〕 ‘Silent’ is an anagram of ‘listen’. silent是listen的变位词。
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anagram• Chambers suggested-Learlington, as an anagram of Nora Telling.• Florida is an anagram of Rid Of Al.• I decided on an anagram, Neela.• Indeed deliberately making all the tricky names into anagrams may be an easier way to work through the map for non-Gaelic speakers.• What chance have we lowland city folk got when we're confronted with maps covered in names that look like anagrams?• Apart from Holsten Pils, which is obviously, mind-shatteringly brilliant, I mean, anagrams, who'd have thought it?• Lousy crossword today, clever-clever, too many obvious anagrams.Origin anagram (1500-1600) French anagramme, from Greek anagrammatismos, from ana- ( → ANACHRONISM) + gramma “letter”an·a·gram nounChineseSyllable
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anagram
an‧a‧gram /ˈænəɡræm/
noun [countable]
‘Silent’ is an anagram of ‘listen’.
an‧a‧gram /ˈænəɡræm/
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:Language: French
Origin: anagramme, from Greek anagrammatismos, from ana- ( ⇨ anachronism) + gramma 'letter'