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inverted


Meanings
  • Adjective

    A word formed by reversing the order of the letters in another word.

    - "'reived' is the inverted form of 'reived'; 'stiv' is the inverted form of 'stiv' (palindrome)"

Variants
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invert , inverted , inverting , inverts , inverted comma , inverted commas
Etymology
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The term 'inverted' comes from the Latin word 'invertere', which means 'to turn in a contrary direction'. In the context of language, it refers to a word formed by reversing the order of its letters.


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  1. The shortest inverted word in English is 'Ablewas'.

  2. The longest inverted word in English is 'stivets' (stevetable).

  3. The word 'evil' is an inverted form of the word 'live', if you consider 'evil' as 'live' spelled backwards.


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  1. palindrome: A word, phrase, number, or other sequence of characters which reads the same forward and backward, is called a palindrome. 'Inverted' words are a type of palindromes.


How to Memorize "inverted"

  1. visualize

    - To memorize an inverted word, visualize the original word and then try to recall its inverted form. For example, to memorize the inverted word 'reived', visualize the word 'reived' and then try to recall the word formed by reversing its letters.

  2. associate

    - To memorize an inverted word, try to associate it with a word or phrase that is easy to remember. For example, to memorize the inverted word 'stiv', you could associate it with the word 'stiv' itself, as it is a palindrome and easy to remember.

  3. mnemonics

    - To memorize an inverted word, you could use a mnemonic device such as the 'Method of Loci'. For example, to memorize the inverted word 'reived', you could associate it with the image of a 'reived' (received) letter being placed in a 'veir' (river) and then remembering the image to recall the word.


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