Main Entry:

pal·in·drome

Pronunciation:

\ˈpa-lən-ˌdrōm\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Greek palindromos running back again, from palin back, again + dramein to run; akin to Greek polos axis, pole — more at pole, dromedary

Date:

circa 1629

: a word, verse, or sentence (as “Able was I ere I saw Elba”) or a number (as 1881) that reads the same backward or forward

— pal·in·drom·ic \ˌpa-lən-ˈdrō-mik, -ˈdrä-\ adjective

— pal·in·drom·ist \ˈpa-lən-ˌdrō-mist\ noun