anagrammatic

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin anagrammaticus,[1] equivalent to anagram +‎ -atic.

Adjective

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anagrammatic (comparative more anagrammatic, superlative most anagrammatic)

  1. Being or relating to an anagram.
    • 1981 December 27, Amy Hoffman, “The "Positive Lesbian Novel" Rides Again”, in Gay Community News, volume 9, number 23, page 9:
      Who Was That Masked Woman? is about the life of Tretona Getroek, Noretta Koertge [the author]'s anagrammatic alter ego.
    Synonym: anagrammatical

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References

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  1. ^ anagrammatic, adj.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.