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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pal•in•drome /ˈpælɪnˌdroʊm/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a word, line, verse, number, etc., reading the same backward and forward, as Madam, I'm Adam.
See -drom-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pal•in•drome (pal′in drōm′),USA pronunciation n. - a word, line, verse, number, sentence, etc., reading the same backward as forward, as Madam, I'm Adam or Poor Dan is in a droop.
- Biochemistry, Geneticsa region of DNA in which the sequence of nucleotides is identical with an inverted sequence in the complementary strand:GAATTC is a palindrome of CTTAAG.
- Greek palíndromos recurring, equivalent. to pálin again, back + -dromos running (see -drome)
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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: palindrome /ˈpælɪnˌdrəʊm/ n - a word or phrase the letters of which, when taken in reverse order, give the same word or phrase, such as able was I ere I saw Elba
Etymology: 17th Century: from Greek palindromos running back again, from palin again + -dromepalindromic /ˌpælɪnˈdrɒmɪk/ adj |