I think it's where you use the letters of a word to spell out another word. In Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal Lecter told the police the killer's name was "Louis Friend", which turned out to be an anagram of "Iron Sulfide" aka "Fool's Gold". In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Voldemort's real name was Tom Marvolo Riddle" which, when rearranged, spells "I Am Lord Voldemort".
Hope this helps...
Basically, it's rearranging the letters to form new words...
2006-11-25 01:40:41
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answered by otsego_stricken 2
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An anagram (Greek ana- = "back" or "again", and graphein = "to write") is a type of word play, the result of rearranging the letters of a word or phrase to produce other words, using all the original letters exactly once. Anagrams are often expressed in the form of an equation, with the equals symbol (=) separating the original subject and the resulting anagram. ‘Earth = heart’ is an example of a simple anagram expressed in that way.
2006-11-25 09:49:48
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answered by sugar candy 6
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The word is Greek ana- = "back" or "again", and graphein = "to write"
An anagram is a type of word play which consists of rearranging letters within a word to create a new word using all the letters within that word. Anagrams were and are a popular kind of leisure. Anagrams are used to express a point or hilarity. A famous one is "Mother-in-law = woman Hitler"
Anagrams are originally from the ancient Jews but it was also popular among the greeks and romans. I hope this helps! :)
2006-11-25 09:49:07
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answered by Trinity 6
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1.a word, phrase, or sentence formed from another by rearranging its letters: “Angel” is an anagram of “glean.”
2.anagrams, (used with a singular verb) a game in which the players build words by transposing and, often, adding letters.
–verb (used with object)
3.to form (the letters of a text) into a secret message by rearranging them.
4.to rearrange (the letters of a text) so as to discover a secret message.
2006-11-25 09:39:12
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answered by bluebird_chica 2
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An anagram is a rearrangement of the letters of one word or phrase to form another word or phrase.
2006-11-25 09:38:12
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answered by searcher 1
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1 : a word or phrase made by transposing the letters of another word or phrase
2 plural but singular in construction : a game in which words are formed by rearranging the letters of other words or by arranging letters taken (as from a stock of cards or blocks) at random
2006-11-25 09:38:55
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answered by Angel T 2
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anagram' im not sure what your reffering to but it could be forming a word by reordering the letters of one word ex: save , vase
2006-11-25 09:42:23
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answered by starlight♥ 3
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to transpose letters of a word to form a new word
example...satan-santa
evil...live
bore-robe
2006-11-25 09:59:13
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answered by debbie2243 7
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