"levidrome" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈliːvaɪdɹəʊm/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈliːvɪdɹəʊm/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈlivaɪdɹoʊm/ [General-American], /ˈlivɪdɹoʊm/ [General-American] Forms: levidromes [plural]
Etymology: Coined by Levi Budd, from his name Levi + -drome by analogy with palindrome. Etymology templates: {{coin|en|Levi Budd|nobycat=1|w=-}} Coined by Levi Budd, {{af|en|Levi|-drome}} Levi + -drome Head templates: {{en-noun}} levidrome (plural levidromes)
  1. (neologism) A word with a different definition when the spelling is reversed. Tags: neologism Synonyms: anadrome, heteropalindrome, semordnilap

Inflected forms

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