palindrome
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Greek πάλιν "again" + -drome "course", "road".
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palindrome (plural palindromes)
- A word, phrase, number or any other sequence of units (such as a strand of DNA) which has the property of reading the same forwards as it does backwards, character for character, sometimes disregarding punctuation.
- A poetic form in which the sequence of words reads the same in either direction.
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Examples of palindromes are:
- racecar.
- Redivider
- "Able was I ere I saw Elba". (allegedly said by Napoleon)
- "A man, a plan, a canal: Panama". (note: More than one man helped to plan and build the Panama Canal)
- "Madam, I’m Adam". (allegedly said by Adam to Eve)
- god’s dog.
- live evil.
- Rise to vote, sir.
- Anna
- Hannah
- Bob
- Otto
- level
Example of the poetic form:
- Palindrome:
- the form poetic
- mirrors itself inside.
- If only one sees one,
- one sees one only if
- inside itself mirrors.
- Poetic form;
- the palindrome.
[edit] Translations
a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards
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[edit] French
[edit] Noun
palindrome m.