PALINDROME


Meaning of PALINDROME in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' pa-l ə n- ˌ dr ō m

Function: noun

Etymology: Greek palindromos running back again, from palin back, again + dramein to run; akin to Greek polos axis, pole ― more at POLE , DROMEDARY

Date: circa 1629

: a word, verse, or sentence (as “ Able was I ere I saw Elba ” ) or a number (as 1881) that reads the same backward or forward

– pal · in · drom · ic \ ˌ pa-l ə n- ' dr ō -mik, - ' drä- \ adjective

– pal · in · drom · ist \ ' pa-l ə n- ˌ dr ō -mist \ noun

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