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redderarmadacosmicdemanddeniedgazinggapinggaminglethalrenterrockerstatustalentwillowyearly
Some longer than average words that start and end with the same letter are:straightforwardnessexperiencemilitarismmulticulturalismexterminatesuperfluousnesscatastrophicarachnophobiacharacteristicdecaffeinateddisenfranchisedexcommunicategrandstandinggroundbreakinglackadaisicalnationalizationnewspaperwomanproprietorshipspontaneousnesstranscendentalisttranscriptionist
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umm ,they both start with the letter ''A''
The main similarity is that each of the continents ends with the same letter with which it began, e.g. Asia, America, Australia, Europe etc.
bunnybullybattybaggyberrybossybuddycarrydollyfunnygullyhillyhurryjellyjollymarrymessynuttypuppypeppyrallyruddysillysunny
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redderarmadacosmicdemanddeniedgazinggapinggaminglethalrenterrockerstatustalentwillowyearly
Some longer than average words that start and end with the same letter are:straightforwardnessexperiencemilitarismmulticulturalismexterminatesuperfluousnesscatastrophicarachnophobiacharacteristicdecaffeinateddisenfranchisedexcommunicategrandstandinggroundbreakinglackadaisicalnationalizationnewspaperwomanproprietorshipspontaneousnesstranscendentalisttranscriptionist
Here's an example of a five letter word which reads the same when the first and last letters are dropped: gnome and nom (as in 'nom de plume')