Palindrome

Pronunciation
/PAL-in-drome/
Category
Linguistics
Singular
Palindrome
Plural
Palindromes

Definition

A word or phrase that reads the same backward as forward.

Etymology

From Greek 'palin', meaning 'again', and 'dromos', meaning 'running'.

Example

The word "racecar" is a palindrome.

Related Terms

  • Recursion
  • Symmetry