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ANAGRAM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A word or phrase spelled by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("anagram" is a kind of...):
word (a unit of language that native speakers can identify)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "anagram"):
antigram (an anagram that means the opposite of the original word or phrase)
Derivation:
anagram (read letters out of order to discover a hidden meaning)
anagrammatic; anagrammatical (related to anagrams or containing or making an anagram)
anagrammatise; anagrammatize (read letters out of order to discover a hidden meaning)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Read letters out of order to discover a hidden meaning
Synonyms:
anagram; anagrammatise; anagrammatize
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "anagram" is one way to...):
read (interpret something that is written or printed)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
anagram (a word or phrase spelled by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase)
