Definitions
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- noun A word, phrase, or sentence that has the property of forming another word, phrase, or sentence when its letters are reversed. A semordnilap differs from a
palindrome in that the word or phrase resulting from the reversal is different from the original word or phrase.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Take a good look at the word semordnilap and you will find that it is palindromes spelled backward.
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And, don't forget that a semordnilap is a word that means something different when spelled backwards.
Language Log Geoffrey K. Pullum 2010
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And, don't forget that a semordnilap is a word that means something different when spelled backwards.
Language Log Geoffrey K. Pullum 2010
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Or iffen yu no liks palindromes, wii can has funny wit semordnilap type wurdplay insteed.
sah nac i ?regrubzeehc - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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The dedicated semordnilap stalker will quickly flush out the hidden reversals embedded in each message: pots, sag, deeps, ton, peek, and loop.
arby commented on the word semordnilap
(noun) - a word, phrase, or sentence that has the property of forming another word, phrase, or sentence when its letters are reversed. A semordnilap differs from a palindrome in that the word or phrase resulting from the reversal must be different from the original word or phrase.
June 23, 2007
arby commented on the word semordnilap
Interesting info on it here. Also see ambigram.
June 23, 2007
oroboros commented on the word semordnilap
See my list Dyslexic's Dread for a whole bunch of these.
July 8, 2007