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anadrome

/ˈæ.nə.dɹoʊm/

anadrome noun: a word which forms a different word when spelled backwards.

Noun

anadrome (plural anadromes)

  1. A word which forms a different word when spelled backwards.
    • "Desserts" and "stressed" are believed to be the longest common English anadromes.
  2. An anadromous fish.

anadrome meaning in Bengali

anadrome in Bengali

অ্যানাড্রোমাস মাছ

Synonyms of anadrome

Forms of anadrome

pluralanadromes

Origin of anadrome

From ana- + -drome, i.e. "backward course".

Questions about anadrome

What does anadrome mean?
Anadrome means a word which forms a different word when spelled backwards.
What is anadrome in Bengali?
Anadrome in Bengali is অ্যানাড্রোমাস মাছ. See Anadrome meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is anadrome?
Anadrome is a noun.
How do you pronounce anadrome?
Anadrome is pronounced /ˈæ.nə.dɹoʊm/.
What is the plural of anadrome?
The plural of anadrome is anadromes.

Words near anadrome in the dictionary

  1. anadiploses
  2. anadiplosis
  3. anadiplotic
  4. anadipsia
  5. anadrom
  6. anadrome
  7. anadromes
  8. anadromic
  9. anadromous
  10. anadroms
  11. anadromus

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Adapted from Wiktionary: anadrome (page history and authors); anadrome (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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