palindrome en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈpælɪndɹoʊm/ (US)
- /ˈpælɪndɹəʊm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek παλίνδρομος (palíndromos, “running back again”), from πάλιν (pálin, “back, again, back again”) + δρόμος (drómos, “running, race, racecourse”). By surface analysis, palin- + -drome (compare also velodrome and syndrome).
Meanings
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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.
The only thing exciting about 2002 is that it's a palindrome.
2017, Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird, spoken by Christine ‘Lady Bird’ McPherson:
- (broadly) A poetic form in which the sequence of words reads the same in either direction.
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(broadly) A sequence of items that follows the same pattern both forwards and backwards.
A conjunct palindrome from notes 5 to 11, D D E F E D D, abuts the only melodically disjunct group E G D (notes 12–14), and at the same time contributes to a melodic sequence with the opening four notes.
1998, Dolores Pesce, Hearing the Motet, page 93:The color sequence in the palindrome skein is the same no metter whether you start from the left or right.
2015, Syne Mitchell, Inventive Weaving on a Little Loom:The shops opposite were a High Street palindrome — Korean gorocery, courier service, letting abgents, courier service, Korean grocery — and buses passed with noisy frequency.
2010, Mick Herron, Slow Horses, page 67:
- A stretch of DNA in which the sequence of nucleotides on one strand are in the reverse order to that of the complementary strand
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| palindromes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
aibohphobia · semordnilap · anagram
Deriveds
semi-palindrome (en) · palindromatic · palindromization · palindromize · massive palindrome · palindromist · palindromic · pseudopalindrome · quasipalindrome · heteropalindrome
Translations (82)
ab апалиндром (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · bg палиндром (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · vro palindruum (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · fo palindrom (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · cy palindrom (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · is samhverfa (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · fa پالیندروم (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · ga palandróm (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · sa अनुलोमप्रतिलोमपदम् (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · gd paileandrom (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · lt palindromas (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · ar قَلْب مُسْتَوٍ (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · fr palindrome (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · fy palindroom (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · el καρκινική γραφή (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · cmn 回文 (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · mi tau kōaro rite (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · oc palindròm (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · hu palindrom (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · uk паліндром (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · pt palíndromo (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · fi palindromi (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · as পেলিনড্ৰোম (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · mi kupu kōaro rite (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · th พาลินโดรม (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · he פלינדרום (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · kmr palîndrom (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · te పత్రికాపదకోశం (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · tl salitambaligtarin (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · io palindromo (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · crh palindrom (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · eu palindromo (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · zza palîndrom (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · nb palindrom (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · lv palindroms (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · kn ಗತಪ್ರತ್ಯಾಗತ (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · de Palindrom (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · ro palindrom (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · sh палѝндро̄м (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · da palindrom (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · ky палиндром (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · lb Palindrom (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · tl baligtarinsalita (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · bcl palindromo (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · ca palíndrom (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · az palindrom (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · gl palíndromo (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · la palindromus (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · sv palindrom (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · ka პალინდრომი (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · ja 回文 (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · tg палиндром (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · hy դարձգիր (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · sq palindromi (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · mi kupu tuataurite (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · hy պալինդրոմ (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · be паліндро́м (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · eo palindromo (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · sk palindróm (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · ko 회문 (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · af palindroom (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · sl palindrom (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · ru палиндро́м (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · es palíndromo (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · id palindrom (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · it palindromo (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · ta மாலைமாற்று (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · hi चित्रकाव्य (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · li palindroom (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · sh palìndrōm (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · yue 回文 (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · pl palindrom (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · nn palindrom (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · pt capicua (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · ml അനുലോമവിലോമപദം (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · ia palindromo (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · es capicúa (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · nl palindroom (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · cs palindrom (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · te అనులోమవిలోమ శ్లోకము (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · tr palindrom (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) · bn প্যালিনড্রোম (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards)