levidrome

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levidrome

/ˈliːvaɪdɹəʊm/ UK
/ˈliːvɪdɹəʊm/ UK
/ˈlivaɪdɹoʊm/ US
/ˈlivɪdɹoʊm/ US

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Coined by Levi Budd, from his name Levi + -drome by analogy with palindrome.

noun levidromes

neologism A word with a different definition when the spelling is reversed. One classmate offered up "part" and "trap" as a levidrome on Friday.
Similar: anadrome, heteropalindrome, semordnilap

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"levidrome." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/levidrome. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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levidrome. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/levidrome

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"levidrome." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/levidrome.

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@misc{levidrome_2026,
  title = {levidrome},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/levidrome},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}