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16 Fun Words - ROTAVATOR Traditional Cache

Hidden : 3/6/2017
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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There are many wondrous, weird and fun words in the English language. This series will present some of these words. Some of the words may be familiar to some folks, some words, not so much. Hopefully your vocabulary will be expanded.


ROTAVATOR


rotavator - a trademark name of a machine that breaks up or tills the soil

Pronunciation - roet'-uh-vey-tur

Origin - 1930s; blend of rotary + cultivator

With 9 letters, ROTAVATOR is considered the longest palindromic word in the English language; it is spelled the same forward or backward.

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Decryption Key

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(letter above equals below, and vice versa)