semi-palindrome
semi-palindrome · semi-palindromes
A word or phrase that forms a different word or phrase when its letters are reversedA word or phrase that forms a different word or phrase when its letters are reversed.
Meaning
3 sensesA word or phrase that forms a different word or phrase when its letters are reversed.
A word or phrase in which a small portion is palindromic, while the rest is not.
A sequence of DNA that can be superimposed with its reverse complement.
Origin
From the prefix "semi-" meaning "half" and "palindrome," indicating a partial or variant fFrom the prefix "semi-" meaning "half" and "palindrome," indicating a partial or variant form of a palindrome.
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Forms
plural: semi-palindromes| Singular | semi-palindrome |
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regular
Synonyms
1 synonymshalf-palindrome