semordnilap

semordnilap
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.

"desserts" and "stressed" are believed to be the longest common English semordnilaps.

Syn: anadrome, antigram, half-palindrome, heteropalindrome, reversgram, reversible anagram, semi-palindrome, word reversal

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