English
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Etymology
From Greek �άλιν "again" + -drome "course", "road".
Pronunciation
italbrac|RP: IPA|/'pælɪndr��m/
italbrac|US: IPA|/'pælɪndro�m/
Noun
en-noun
- 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 and backwards, character for character, disregarding punctuation.
- A poetic form in which the sequence of words reads the same in either direction.
Usage notes
Examples of palindromes are:
racecar
nun
"Able was I ere I saw Elba"(Allegedly said by w:Napoleon I of France#Exile, return and Waterloo|Napoleon)
"A man, a plan, a canal: w:Panama Canal|Panama." (note: More than one man helped to plan and build the Panama Canal)
"Madam I�m Adam.". (Allegedly said by w:Adam and Eve|Adam to Eve)
god�s dog
live evil
Example of the poetic form:
Translations
trans-top|a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards
Danish: palindrom
Dutch: palindroom n
Finnish: palindromi
French: palindrome m
German: Palindrom n
trans-mid
Hebrew: פ×�×�× ×�ר×�×�
Italian: palindromo m
Korean: �문 (hoemun, ��)
Polish: palindrom
Portuguese: palÃndromo m
Spanish: palÃndromo capicúa
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See also
anagram
semordnilap
French
Noun
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