"anamonic" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: anamonics [plural]
Etymology: Blend of anagram + mnemonic; coined by Scrabble player Bob Lipton. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|anagram|mnemonic}} Blend of anagram + mnemonic Head templates: {{en-noun}} anamonic (plural anamonics)
  1. A mnemonic used for recalling lists of words, particularly in Scrabble, consisting of a "stem" of base letters and an accompanying phrase, each of whose letters can combine with the stem to form an anagram of a word. Categories (topical): Scrabble

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