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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Not a palindrome, but what is it called? #180728 12/07/2008 6:25 PM Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 1 NJ Ro Peach stranger Ro Peach stranger Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 1 NJ What is the term for a sequence of letters that spells a word backwards and forwards, e.g., 'repaid' backwards is 'diaper'. I know that a palindrome spells the same word backwards and forwards, but this is a different situation. Can anyone help? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Not a palindrome, but what is it called? Ro Peach #180729 12/07/2008 9:27 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass well, it's a type of anagram (reverse anagram?), for one... -ron o. but the *artificial term that's been coined for the concept is Semordnilap (palindromes reversed), a word or phrase that spells a different word or phrase backwards. link Last edited by tsuwm; 12/07/2008 9:46 PM. Reason: being more responsive now Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Not a palindrome, but what is it called? tsuwm #181012 12/19/2008 8:30 AM Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 5 Laguna Beach, CA mitchpowell stranger mitchpowell stranger Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 5 Laguna Beach, CA That's clever! Who coined this artificial term? Teop? Reniocdrow? Mitch "Eventually, everything connects." Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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