logogriph
[ law-guh-grif, log-uh- ]
/ ˈlɔ gə grɪf, ˈlɒg ə- /
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noun
an anagram, or a puzzle involving anagrams.
a puzzle in which a certain word, and other words formed from any or all of its letters, must be guessed from indications given in a set of verses.
Nearby words
logo-, logocentrism, logogram, logographic, logography, logogriph, logomachy, logon, logopaedics, logopedics, logophile
Origin of logogriph
Related forms
log·o·griph·ic, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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Examples from the Web for logogriph
The circle of the sciences was for Castanier something like a logogriph for a man who does not know the key to it.
Melmoth Reconciled|Honore de Balzac
British Dictionary definitions for logogriph
logogriph
/ (ˈlɒɡəʊˌɡrɪf) /
noun
a word puzzle, esp one based on recombination of the letters of a word
Derived Forms
logogriphic, adjectiveWord Origin for logogriph
C16: via French from logo- + Greek grīphos puzzle
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