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semi-palindrome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

Syllables
semi--palin-drome
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A word or phrase that forms a different word or phrase when its letters are reversed.

noun

A word or phrase in which a small portion is palindromic, while the rest is not.

noun

A sequence of DNA that can be superimposed with its reverse complement.

Etymology

From the prefix "semi-" meaning "half" and "palindrome," indicating a partial or variant form of a palindrome.

Inflected Forms

semi-palindromes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

palindrome semordnilap anadrome anagram

Synonyms

half-palindrome

Questions

What does semi-palindrome mean?
A word or phrase that forms a different word or phrase when its letters are reversed.
Where does semi-palindrome come from?
From the prefix "semi-" meaning "half" and "palindrome," indicating a partial or variant form of a palindrome.

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