PALINDROME

palindrome

(noun) a word or phrase that reads the same backward as forward

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

palindrome (plural palindromes)

A word, phrase, number or any other sequence of units which has the property of reading the same forwards as it does backwards, character for character, sometimes disregarding punctuation, capitalization and diacritics.

(by extension) A poetic form in which the sequence of words reads the same in either direction.

(genetics) A stretch of DNA in which the sequence of nucleotides on one strand are in the reverse order to that of the complementary strand

Anagrams

• pramindole

Source: Wiktionary


Pal"in*drome, n. Etym: [Gr. palindrome.]

Definition: A word, verse, or sentence, that is the same when read backward or forward; as, madam; Hannah; or Lewd did I live, & evil I did dwel.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

23 November 2024

THEORETICAL

(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

coffee icon