How to pronounce semordnilap
American English pronunciation
suh-MORD-nih-lap
- IPA
- /səˈmɔɹdnɪˌlæp/
- Syllables
- suh · MORD · nih · lap (4 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What semordnilap means
A word that spells a different word backward
In a sentence: "Stressed" is a semordnilap, because backward it spells "desserts."
Where it comes from: It is the word palindromes spelled backward, so it is an example of itself. It was probably first used by the word-puzzle writer Dmitri Borgmann.
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