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palindrome Definition


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palindrome
noun
    1. A word or phrase that reads the same backwards and forwards, eg Hannah, and sums are not set as a test on Erasmus, and (perhaps the first ever palindrome) Madam, I'm Adam.
Derivative: palindromic
adj
    In the nature of a palindrome; having the same spelling backwards and forwards.
Derivative: palindromist
noun
    A writer who invents palindromes.
Etymology: 17c: from Greek palin back + dromein run.



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