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anagrammatical

anagrammatical

9.4
About words made from the letters of another word or name
  • adjective
  • /ˌænəˌɡræməˈtɪkəl/
translation icon : anagramático
  • She enjoyed writing anagrammatical riddles for her friends to solve.

Examples

  • The term anagrammatical refers to words that can be rearranged.

  • The poem's anagrammatical structure delighted puzzle enthusiasts.

  • His nickname was an anagrammatical play on his real name.

  • Can you think of an anagrammatical pair like 'listen' and 'silent'?

  • The puzzle included an anagrammatical challenge that required players to rearrange letters.

  • His poem featured many anagrammatical phrases that delighted the audience.

  • Teachers often use anagrammatical exercises to help students enhance their vocabulary skills.

Synonyms

anagrammatic
vsanagrammatical
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Using words or phrases made by changing the order of the letters of other words

has the same sense but differs only in word form or style

Surface Forms

anagrammatical positive

Morphology

anagrammatical = anagrammatic (transparent) = anagram + matic + al

Adding the adjectival suffix '-al' to 'anagrammatic' yields an adjective with the same core meaning, so the relation is directly inferable.

Etymology

Anagrammatical comes from the word anagram, which itself uses the Greek parts ana- 'again' and gram 'letter'. So anagrammatical describes something made by moving or rearranging letters to form new words or phrases.