pseudopalindrome

noun

A word or sequence of words that almost reads the same forwards and backwards.

“"Good dog" is an unambitious pseudopalindrome.”

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Meanings

nounpseudopalindrome (plural pseudopalindromes)

plural pseudopalindromes · alternative pseudo-palindrome

  1. A word or sequence of words that almost reads the same forwards and backwards.

    "Good dog" is an unambitious pseudopalindrome.

  2. A stretch of DNA, consisting of an odd number of base pairs, of which the nucleotides on one strand are in the reverse order to that of the complementary strand except for the central nucleotide, which is necessarily different.

    ACAGTGT and TGTCACA are a based pair of pseudopalindromes.

Origin

Equivalent to pseudo- + palindrome.

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APA

pseudopalindrome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudopalindrome

MLA

“pseudopalindrome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudopalindrome. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudopalindrome,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudopalindrome.

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