anagram

Also known as transposal, transposition

thumb|Animation for the anagram "Listen = Silent"

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An anagram is a word or phrase created by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase, like "Listen" becoming "Silent." Anagrams are a popular word game and literary device that appeal to people's interest in language patterns and wordplay.

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Commons category: Anagrams
P8168: Alfred Gottschalk
P13411: January 21

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Examples
History
Influence of Latin
Early modern period
Modern period
Applications
Establishment of priority
Pseudonyms
Titles
Coincidences
Games and puzzles
Methods of construction
Notable anagrammatists
See also
References
Further reading
External links

thumb|Animation for the anagram "Listen = Silent"

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 the phrase "nag a ram"; which is an Easter egg suggestion in Google after searching for the word "anagram".