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