palindrome
[ pal-in-drohm ]
/ ˈpæl ɪnˌdroʊm /
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noun
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. a 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.
Nearby words
- palilalia,
- palilogy,
- palimony,
- palimpsest,
- palimscope,
- palindromia,
- palindromic,
- paling,
- palingenesis,
- palingenesist
Origin of palindrome
1620–30; < Greek palíndromos recurring, equivalent to pálin again, back + -dromos running (see -drome)
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palindrome
/ (ˈpælɪnˌdrəʊm) /
noun
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
Word Origin for palindrome
C17: from Greek palindromos running back again, from palin again + -drome
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palindrome
"line that reads the same backward and forward," 1620s, from Greek palindromos "a recurrence," literally "a running back," from palin "again, back" (from PIE root *kwel- "move round," with notion of "revolving; see cycle (n.)) + dromos "a running" (see dromedary). Related: Palindromic.
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palindrome
[ păl′ĭn-drōm′ ]
n.
A segment of double-stranded DNA in which the nucleotide sequence of one strand reads in reverse order to that of the complementary strand.
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