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The original word or phrase is known as the subject of the anagram. Any word or phrase that exactly reproduces the letters in another order is an anagram. Someone who creates anagrams may be called an "anagrammatist", and the goal of a serious or skilled anagrammatist is to produce anagrams that reflect or comment on their subject. | The original word or phrase is known as the subject of the anagram. Any word or phrase that exactly reproduces the letters in another order is an anagram. Someone who creates anagrams may be called an "anagrammatist", and the goal of a serious or skilled anagrammatist is to produce anagrams that reflect or comment on their subject. | ||
== Examples == | |||
* [[Adoring Ray]] = Dorian Gray | |||
== In the News == | == In the News == | ||
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File:A Verdict in His Soul.jpg|link=A Verdict in His Soul|"'''[[A Verdict in His Soul]]'''" is an anagram of "'''Issur Danielovitch'''" (better known as '''Kirk Douglas'''). | |||
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== Fiction cross-reference == | == Fiction cross-reference == | ||
* [[A Verdict in His Soul]] | |||
* [[Gnomon algorithm]] | * [[Gnomon algorithm]] | ||
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | * [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:16, 20 August 2023
An anagram is a word or phrase formed by rearranging the letters of a different word or phrase, typically using all the original letters exactly once. For example, the word anagram itself can be rearranged into nag a ram; which is an Easter egg in Google when searching for the word "anagram"; the word binary-into brainy and the word adobe-into abode.
The original word or phrase is known as the subject of the anagram. Any word or phrase that exactly reproduces the letters in another order is an anagram. Someone who creates anagrams may be called an "anagrammatist", and the goal of a serious or skilled anagrammatist is to produce anagrams that reflect or comment on their subject.
Examples
- Adoring Ray = Dorian Gray
In the News
"A Verdict in His Soul" is an anagram of "Issur Danielovitch" (better known as Kirk Douglas).
Fiction cross-reference
Categories
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links
- Anagram @ Wikipedia