palindrome

The definition of a palindrome is a word, phrase or sentence that reads the same forward and backward.

(noun)

  1. An example of a palindrome is the word "civic."
  2. An example of a palindrome is the phrase "never odd or even."

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See palindrome in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a word, phrase, or sentence which reads the same backward or forward (Ex.: madam)

Origin: Gr palindromos, running back < palin, again (< IE base *kwel-, to turn > wheel) + dramein, to run: see dromedary

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See palindrome in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A word, phrase, verse, or sentence that reads the same backward or forward. For example: A man, a plan, a canal, Panama!
  2. A segment of double-stranded DNA in which the nucleotide sequence of one strand reads in reverse order to that of the complementary strand.

Origin:

Origin: From Greek palindromos, running back again, recurring

Origin: : palin, again; see kwel-1 in Indo-European roots

Origin: + dromos, a running

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  • palˌin·droˈmic (-drōˈmĭk, -drŏmˈĭk) adjective

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