mirror-writing
[ mir-er-rahy-ting ]
/ ˈmɪr ərˌraɪ tɪŋ /
noun
backward writing that resembles a mirror image of ordinary script.
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Origin of mirror-writing
First recorded in 1770–80
Words nearby mirror-writing
mirror site, mirror speech, mirror symmetry, mirror writing, mirror-image cell, mirror-writing, mirth, mirthful, mirv, miry, miryachit
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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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