anagramnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈæn.ə.ɡræm/us/ˈæn.ə.ɡræm/a word or phrase made by using the letters of another word or phrase in a different order:
"Neat" is an anagram of "a net".
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Linguistics: sentences & expressions
- catchphrase
- cliché
- cliché-ridden
- coin
- compound sentence
- concessive clause
- declarative sentence
- expression
- figure of speech
- fronting
- mission statement
- nugget
- phrasing
- proverb
- refrain
- relative clause
- simple sentence
- tail
- the operative word idiom
- war cry
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