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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Another question #82264 09/30/2002 5:16 AM Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 15 Kansas City Littljoe stranger Littljoe stranger Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 15 Kansas City Here I am with another question. What is the term for a word or phrase in which the second half is the reverse of the first, like the word "redder"? And does anyone have any good examples? The only real way to look younger is not to be born so soon. -- Charles Schulz Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Another question #82265 09/30/2002 6:25 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 618 Australia doc_comfort addict doc_comfort addict Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 618 Australia What is the term for a word or phrase in which the second half is the reverse of the first A palindrome? Or am I missing something? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Another question #82266 09/30/2002 10:11 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Well, you have even order palindromes such as redder and odd order ones such as radar. Beyond that... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Another question #82267 09/30/2002 10:16 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory Alex Williams Pooh-Bah Alex Williams Pooh-Bah Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory I think the question is whether or not there is a special word for a single word that is palindromic, as opposed to a phrase or sentence. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Another question #82268 09/30/2002 11:32 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York I dunno, Alex. Littljoe does ask in terms of a word or phrase. so I'm confused, too.... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Another question #82269 09/30/2002 5:20 PM Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 15 Kansas City Littljoe stranger Littljoe stranger Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 15 Kansas City Sorry to confuse everyone. Yeah, I guess I'm asking about "even number" palindromes--words or phrases where you can, metaphorically speaking, plop a mirror down right in the middle. I thought there might be a different word for those, but perhaps just even number palindrome will do. The only real way to look younger is not to be born so soon. -- Charles Schulz Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Another question #82270 10/01/2002 1:45 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 618 Australia doc_comfort addict doc_comfort addict Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 618 Australia Well, if we're talking about plopping mirrors, then maybe an ambigram. I think that's backwards and upside-down but. 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 Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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