Meaning & use
palindrome
A word, phrase, or sequence that reads the same forward and backward.
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Racecar is a classic palindrome that works whether you read it left to right or right to left.
The linguist collected palindromes like level, madam, and noon for her class.
A note on using this word
Palindromes can be single words or longer phrases, and spaces or punctuation are usually ignored when checking them.
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