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palindrome

/pal-in-drohm/US // ˈpæl ɪnˌdroʊm //UK // (ˈpælɪnˌdrəʊm) //

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : 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.

Examples

  • Read my review of Tenet and learn about the ancient palindrome square that unlocks it.

  • The word in the third and central line is itself a palindrome.

  • In this case every reading of the palindrome requires the use of the central V as the middle letter.

  • In this form the solution will depend on whether the number of letters in the palindrome be odd or even.

  • Hannah therefore calls herself, again at my suggestion, "Pal," which is short for "palindrome."

  • This word, which looks like an unsuccessful palindrome, belongs to the language of medieval magic.

  • I have seen it stated that the English language affords but one specimen of the palindrome, while the Latin and Greek have many.