Dictionary of Anagrams [Paperback]

Curl (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1998

This dictionary arranges anagrams in alphabetical order and covers approximately 20,000 words, including proper names. It includes a brief history of anagrams from the Ancient Greeks and Romans to the present day and explains why they became invested with mystical properties and associations.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Wordsworth Edition; First edition & printing in this form edition (January 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1853263508
• ISBN-13: 978-1853263507
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #210,265 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Words for the Wise, May 3, 2008

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This review is from: Dictionary of Anagrams (Paperback)

If you love word play like me, you'll really enjoy this book. I do word games with friends and have found this book to be invaluable to have when creating my anagramatical games.

5.0 out of 5 stars How about an anagram for the word "Anagram"?, May 8, 2010

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This review is from: Dictionary of Anagrams (Paperback)

This is a priceless little tome (mote) for anyone who loves words.Anagrams have been since (Cenis) the time (item)of the Ancient Greeks and Romans(manors).It is an invaluable aid (Ida) for crossword puzzle purists (spruits),scrabble players and aficionados of words (sword).The book gives a brief history and tells why words with anagrams were given mystical powers.
Note(tone) that(tath) Hitler(lither) and Stalin(instal;Latins) have anagrams;as do evil(vile)and devil(vilde).Puns has a very appropriate anagram of "spun",while the anagram of vote is "veto".Parrots are not "raptors",evnn though it is its anagram.Many (Myna) words have no anagram,to have one is good;but some are lucky to have several.,such (Cush) as Petals(palest;palets;pastel;plates;pleats;septal and staple)
Never(erven;nerve;Vener;Verne) snicker at "nickers.
Enjoy words with (whit) this weird(wider;wired)gem(Meg).