anagrammatism


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anagrammatism

the art or practice of making anagrams. Also called metagrammatism.
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Frederick Ahl's Metaformations (Ithaca, 1985) provides a useful introduction to anagrammatism in antiquity (pp.
'Amores' 2.1.7-8: a programmatic allusion by anagram

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