anadrome

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Ancient Greek ανα (backwards) + -drome "course", "road".

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ˈænədroʊm/

Noun [edit]

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.

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French [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /a.na.dʁom/

Adjective [edit]

anadrome (masculine and feminine, plural anadromes)

  1. anadromous (of migratory fish)

Italian [edit]

Adjective [edit]

anadrome f

  1. Feminine plural form of anadromo

Anagrams [edit]

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