reverse dictionaries

A form of reverse dictionary — A dictionary in which entries are sorted alphabetically by their last letter, then second-to-last, and so on: Nausicaa would precede Hecuba, which would precede orca; influenza would precede cab, and so on.

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noun
  1. pluralplural of reverse dictionary
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APA

reverse dictionaries. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reverse%20dictionaries

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“reverse dictionaries.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reverse%20dictionaries. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reverse dictionaries,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reverse%20dictionaries.

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