Etymology

anagrammatism

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Today it means: The creation or formation of anagrams. Full definition →

Middle French anagrammatisme ← Ancient Greek ἀναγραμματισμός
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromἀναγραμματισμός
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromanagrammatisme
  3. English todayanagrammatism

Either from Middle French anagrammatisme or Ancient Greek ἀναγραμματισμός (anagrammatismós).

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