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Has anyone heard of a term for synonyms that are hidden in a word, in order? For example: deceased has "dead" inside of it and in order. Fabrication has "fiction". I've come up with a lot of these and just wondered if there was a term for them.
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Heh! That's funny! I'm amazed what people can do with language.
( My betters may have a word for it )
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Hi John,
I don't know, but someone here will.
Give us a few more examples while we wait.
Welcome.
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Wordsmith: with wit
but also worm and wort
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precipitation-rain
salvage-save
stocking-sock
embellished-lied
gigantic-giant
purpose-use
Let me know if you come up with any.
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Anu had this as a theme and I finally remembered the term: kangaroo words. Here's the Wiki article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangaroo_word
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Yes, that's it! I remember. Now we have to check the list if we think we find a new one.
In the words in the list the characters do not shift places.
John has some free ones and some strict ones.
(These are a bitty freestyle variations)
volatile-volta
tentacles-net
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Don't know if these count or not, but this is fun!
bedazzle - daze
stricken - sick
ponderous - onerous
espouse - pose
supposition - posit
I wonder if there is a similar term for words that contain an antonym.
Last edited by Porcupine; 02/07/08 09:11 AM.
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Hi! no guy Porcupine  , and I ain't gonna call you Porc. It's fun, which counts a big deal. Only this game has a little disturbing side effect. Yesterday evening when I was reading I had to force my mind to read on without looking for possible Kangarooish Words. We'll see if the words will be rejected- red.
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I came up with some more. Some are a stretch, but oh well.
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