palindrome
noun
pal·in·drome
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Definition of palindrome
: a word, verse, or sentence (such as "Able was I ere I saw Elba") or a number (such as 1881) that reads the same backward or forward
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Other Words from palindrome
palindromic
\ ˌpa-lən-ˈdrō-mik
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adjective
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adjective
palindromist
\ ˈpa-lən-ˌdrō-mist
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noun
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noun
Examples of palindrome in a Sentence
The word “dad” and the number “1881” are palindromes.
Recent Examples on the Web
Mensa provides a set of friends who understand his anagrams, palindromes and other word games, Lederer said. — Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Brain bros and sapient sisters! Mensa may be for you," 26 May 2018 Elements like single-digit repeats (111 293; 134 441); multi-digit repeats (112 222); palindromes (353 595); ascending or descending sequences (345 564); repeating number order (618 514); and combinations thereof (876 565). — Robbie Gonzalez, WIRED, "Just How Random Are Two Factor Authentication Codes?," 21 Apr. 2018 Some numbers, when squared, are palindromes: 112 is 121, and 262 is 676. — Judd Schorr, WIRED, "GeekDad Puzzle of the Week: Palindromic Sums of Squares," 15 Oct. 2012 Lo Castro expressed this through structural palindromes in the geometric and colorful installation. — Junette Reyes, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Hands-on exhibit focuses on youth and emotions," 3 July 2017 Writer-director-palindrome Tim Smit, an effects guy making his feature debut, has a germ of an idea for a nifty chase scenario that mixes paranoia, parallel-world fizziness and apocalyptic action. — Robert Abele, latimes.com, "Computer graphics were turned all the way up in 'Kill Switch'," 15 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'palindrome.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for palindrome
palindrome
noun
English Language Learners Definition of palindrome
: a word, phrase, or number that reads the same backward or forward
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palindrome
noun
pal·in·drome
| \ ˈpa-lən-ˌdrōm
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Kids Definition of palindrome
: a word, phrase, sentence, or number that reads the same backward or forward
“Step on no pets” is a palindrome.
palindrome
noun
pal·in·drome
| \ ˈpal-ən-ˌdrōm
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Medical Definition of palindrome
: a palindromic sequence of DNA