what are 'palindromes' ?

Answer 1

The word palindrome is derived from the Greek palíndromos, meaning running back again (palín = AGAIN + drom–, drameîn = RUN). A palindrome is a word or phrase which reads the same in both directions.

Answer 2

Palindromes

The word palindrome is derived from the Greek palíndromos, meaning running back again (palín = AGAIN + drom–, drameîn = RUN). A palindrome is a word or phrase which reads the same in both directions. Some simple examples are:

RACECAR
DEED
LEVEL
PIP
ROTOR
CIVIC
POP
MADAM
EYE
NUN
RADAR
TOOT

Words like LIVE and STRAW (which read EVIL and WARTS backwards) are not themselves palindromes but the "phrases" LIVE EVIL and STRAW WARTS are. A palindrome is not necessarily a single word.

The longest single English word in common usage which is a palindrome is REDIVIDER, although the contrived chemical term DETARTRATED is two letters longer. In Finnish there is a 25-letter palindromic word: SOLUTOMAATTIMITTAAMOTULOS which means the result from a measurement laboratory for tomatoes, although technically it is a compound of four words. There is also the equally long SAIPPUAKUPPINIPPUKAUPPIAS which means soap cup trader.

When creating reversible sentences, it is usually accepted that punctuation and word spacings are ignored, and so the famous MADAM, I'M ADAM is a valid palindrome.

Answer 3

A palindrome is a word or a phrase that reads the same forwards and backwards. For example the words dad, poop and bob are all palindromes. YAY!

Answer 4

A palindrome is a word that is spelled the same forward as backward. Able was I ere I saw Elba is the longest one. Every one says that Napoleon was the one who came up with it.
level
racecar
ANNA
OTTO these are all palindromes, so is 747

Answer 5

Palindromes are words or phrases that can be read the same forward and backwards. For example, "A man, a plan, a canal, Panama," is a palindrome.

Answer 6

Palindromes are words that are spelled the same way forward and backward.

Answer 7

palindromes are words that are red the same when backwards. For example, "Was it a rat I saw?" is a palindrome, and so is "Able was I, ere I saw Elba."

Answer 8

palindromes are words or statements that spell alike when read from right to left or left to right like mom,malayalam etc.

Answer 9

Palindrones are words spelled the same front and backwards like RACECAR and KAYAK and DAD and MOM and WOW... Or numbers inb the same fasion 1221 or 55677655 its as easy as that!

Answer 10

Words that are spelled the same forwards and backwards!

boob
pop
tot

You get the picture! Lol!