definitions

mirror-writing

[ mir-er-rahy-ting ]
/ ˈmɪr ərˌraɪ tɪŋ /

noun

backward writing that resembles a mirror image of ordinary script.

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Nearby words

mirror site, mirror speech, mirror symmetry, mirror writing, mirror-image cell, mirror-writing, mirth, mirthful, mirv, miry, miryachit

Origin of mirror-writing

First recorded in 1770–80
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British Dictionary definitions for mirror writing

mirror writing

noun

backward writing that forms a mirror image of normal writing
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