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A video was put together by Levi and his father to promote the new word on October 9, 2017.<ref>https://www.levidromelist.com/levidrome-list/news/2017/10/09/levidrome-let39s-get-this-word-into-the-dictionary</ref> |
A video was put together by Levi and his father to promote the new word on October 9, 2017.<ref>https://www.levidromelist.com/levidrome-list/news/2017/10/09/levidrome-let39s-get-this-word-into-the-dictionary</ref> |
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Oxford Dictionary replies with their stance stating the word levidrome is on their watch list on November 23, 2017.<ref>https://www.levidromelist.com/levidrome-list/news/2017/11/23/oxford-dictionaries-levidrome</ref> |
[[Oxford English Dictionary]] replies with their stance stating the word levidrome is on their watch list on November 23, 2017.<ref>https://www.levidromelist.com/levidrome-list/news/2017/11/23/oxford-dictionaries-levidrome</ref> |
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Many news outlets pick up on Levi's campaign and publish articles of his quest.<ref>https://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/victoria-boy-s-new-word-levidrome-on-its-way-to-oxford-dictionary-1.23102948</ref><ref>https://globalnews.ca/news/3877788/levidrome-may-be-oxford-dictionarys-next-word-thanks-to-b-c-boys-viral-campaign/</ref><ref>https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2017/11/24/oxford-dictionaries-responds-to-six-year-old-victoria-boy-whose-invented-word-created-twitter-buzz.html</ref> |
Many news outlets pick up on Levi's campaign and publish articles of his quest.<ref>https://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/victoria-boy-s-new-word-levidrome-on-its-way-to-oxford-dictionary-1.23102948</ref><ref>https://globalnews.ca/news/3877788/levidrome-may-be-oxford-dictionarys-next-word-thanks-to-b-c-boys-viral-campaign/</ref><ref>https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2017/11/24/oxford-dictionaries-responds-to-six-year-old-victoria-boy-whose-invented-word-created-twitter-buzz.html</ref> |
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As of October 2018, no term exists as official entries in the [[Oxford English Dictionary]].<ref>https://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/latest-word-on-levidrome-oxford-says-it-s-not-ready-but-linguist-begs-to-differ-1.23462827</ref> |
As of October 2018, no term exists as official entries in the [[Oxford English Dictionary]].<ref>https://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/latest-word-on-levidrome-oxford-says-it-s-not-ready-but-linguist-begs-to-differ-1.23462827</ref> |
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Revision as of 20:17, 2 November 2020
A Levidrome is a word, similar to a Palindrome, however creates a word with a different definition when the word is reversed. Examples include Stop and Pots, Stressed and Desserts.
History
The word Levidrome was suggested by Levi Budd in 2017 when he and his parents realized there wasn't an officially recognized word to describe a word with a different meaning when reversed. The word Levidrome is an eponym for Levi, and the word Palindrome.
A video was put together by Levi and his father to promote the new word on October 9, 2017.[1]
Oxford English Dictionary replies with their stance stating the word levidrome is on their watch list on November 23, 2017.[2]
Many news outlets pick up on Levi's campaign and publish articles of his quest.[3][4][5]
The New York Times carried the story.[6][7]
As of October 2018, no term exists as official entries in the Oxford English Dictionary.[8]
References
- ^ https://www.levidromelist.com/levidrome-list/news/2017/10/09/levidrome-let39s-get-this-word-into-the-dictionary
- ^ https://www.levidromelist.com/levidrome-list/news/2017/11/23/oxford-dictionaries-levidrome
- ^ https://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/victoria-boy-s-new-word-levidrome-on-its-way-to-oxford-dictionary-1.23102948
- ^ https://globalnews.ca/news/3877788/levidrome-may-be-oxford-dictionarys-next-word-thanks-to-b-c-boys-viral-campaign/
- ^ https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2017/11/24/oxford-dictionaries-responds-to-six-year-old-victoria-boy-whose-invented-word-created-twitter-buzz.html
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/23/arts/music/leonard-bernstein-centennial.html
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/25/pageoneplus/corrections-august-26-2018.html
- ^ https://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/latest-word-on-levidrome-oxford-says-it-s-not-ready-but-linguist-begs-to-differ-1.23462827