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Anagram vs Monogram - What's the difference?

anagram | monogram |

As nouns the difference between anagram and monogram

is that anagram is (of words) a word or phrase that is created by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase while monogram is (obsolete) a picture drawn in line only, before the colour and/or shading is applied; an outline sketch or monogram can be (obsolete|rare) a sentence consisting of only one line, or an epigram consisting of only one verse, of poetry or monogram can be a design composed of one or more letters, often intertwined, used as an identifying mark of an individual or institution.

As verbs the difference between anagram and monogram

is that anagram is to form anagrams while monogram is to mark something with a monogram.

anagram

English

(wikipedia anagram)

Alternative forms

* anagramme (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (of words) A word or phrase that is created by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase.
    • The word "silent" is an anagram of "listen".

    Derived terms

    * anagrammatic * anagrammatise * anagrammatism * anagrammatist

    See also

    * alphagram * palindrome

    Verb

  • To form anagrams.
    • ----

    monogram

    English

    Alternative forms

    * monogramme (obsolete)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) monogramme, from the Classical (etyl) adjective monogrammus, from the conjectured (etyl) * .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A picture drawn in line only, before the colour and/or shading is applied; an outline sketch.

    • References

    * “ †monogram, n.''¹]” listed in the '' [draft revision; Mar. 2010

    Etymology 2

    Formed as , by analogy with epigram.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete, rare) A sentence consisting of only one line, or an epigram consisting of only one verse, of poetry.

    • References

    * “ †monogram, n.''²]” listed in the ''Oxford English Dictionary [draft revision; Mar. 2010

    Etymology 3

    The noun derives from the post-Classical (etyl) monogrammum, itself from the (etyl) ; compare the (etyl) and (etyl) monogramme, as well as the (etyl) monogramma. The verb derives from the noun; compare the earlier adjective monogrammed and the slightly earlier noun monogramming.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A design composed of one or more letters, often intertwined, used as an identifying mark of an individual or institution.
    • References
    * “ monogram, n.''³]” listed in the ''Oxford English Dictionary [draft revision; Mar. 2010

    Verb

    (monogramm)
  • To mark something with a monogram.
    • References
    * “ monogram, v.'']” listed in the ''Oxford English Dictionary [draft revision; Mar. 2010

    Anagrams

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