Transcription
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- [an-uh-gram]
- /ˈæn əˌgræm/
- /ˈæn.ə.ɡræm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [an-uh-gram]
- /ˈæn əˌgræm/
Definitions of anagrams word
- noun anagrams a word, phrase, or sentence formed from another by rearranging its letters: “Angel” is an anagram of “glean.”. 1
- noun anagrams anagrams, (used with a singular verb) a game in which the players build words by transposing and, often, adding letters. 1
- verb with object anagrams to form (the letters of a text) into a secret message by rearranging them. 1
- verb with object anagrams to rearrange (the letters of a text) so as to discover a secret message. 1
- noun anagrams A word, phrase, or name formed by rearranging the letters of another, such as cinema, formed from iceman. 1
- noun anagrams plural of anagram. 0
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Origin of anagrams
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
1580-90; probably < Middle French anagramme < New Latin anagramma. See ana-, -gram1
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Parts of speech for Anagrams
noun
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preposition
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determiner
exclamation
anagrams popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
anagrams usage trend in Literature
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noun anagrams
- games — an amusement or pastime: children's games.
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