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palindrome
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palindrome
(noun)
palindrome
/
ˈ
pælənˌdroʊm/
noun
plural
palindromes
palindrome
/
ˈ
pælənˌdroʊm/
noun
plural
palindromes
Britannica Dictionary definition of PALINDROME
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count
]
:
a word, phrase, or number that reads the same backward or forward
The word “dad” and the number “1881” are
palindromes
.
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