PALINDROME


Meaning of PALINDROME in English

ˈpalə̇nˌdrōm noun

( -s )

Etymology: Greek palindromos running back again, from palin back, again + -dromos -drome

1.

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

b. : word square 2

2. : a number (as 18181) that expressed in arabic numerals has the same value when reversed

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