What is PALINDROME? Explain with some Examples?

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And also its History...

Answer 1

A palindrome is a word, phrase, number or other sequence of units (such as a strand of DNA) that has the property of reading the same in either direction (the adjustment of punctuation and spaces between words is generally permitted). The word "palindrome" was coined from Greek roots Greek πάλιν (palin) "back" and δρóμος (dromos) "way, direction" by English writer Ben Jonson in the 1600s. Composing literature in palindromes is an example of constrained writing.

This list includes some proper names, hyphenated words and archaic words, as well as some names and words of foreign origin. The primary criterion for inclusion here is that the word is listed in one or more of the dictionaries or encyclopedias referenced by the OneLook dictionary search. However, some entries have been included on the basis of plausible evidence from other websites, or the application of living prefixes or suffixes (such as -er, meaning agent). Surnames are excluded. Some place names have also been omitted on the grounds of being too obscure.

12 letters

* tattarrattat – the longest palindrome in the Oxford English Dictionary, coined by James Joyce in Ulysses for a knock on the door

11 letters

* aibohphobia – a joke word meaning "fear of palindromes", deliberately constructed so as to be one
* detartrated – past tense of to detartrate, a chemical term meaning to remove tartrates; alternatively an adjective indicating that tartrates have indeed been removed (this is the longest English palindrome in the Guinness Book of Records, though it is not listed in dictionaries; it is, however, encountered in some discussions of Concord grape juice [1])
* kinnikinnik – variant of kinnikinnick, a Native American smoking mixture
* retrosorter (inferred form) aptly describes a person who contrives palindromes.

9 letters

* evitative – a grammatical case indicating fear or aversion
* Malayalam – a language spoken in Kerala, India
* redivider – someone or something that redivides (tied for longest 'real' palindrome that is not a proper noun & appears in English dictionaries)
* releveler – someone or something that levels again (tied for longest 'real' palindrome that is not a proper noun & appears in English dictionaries, but not a palindrome in British English)
* Rotavator – a type of machine for breaking up soil (trademark)

7 letters

* Adinida – a suborder of planktonic organisms
* Akasaka – an area of Tokyo
* deified – past tense of to deify, meaning to consider as a god
* Hagigah
* Glenelg – a number of towns around the world
* halalah – a variant of halala, a monetary unit of Saudi Arabia
* Hamamah – a town in Saudi Arabia
* Hararah – an Egyptian town
* murdrum – in old English law, a secret killing
* Nauruan – the language spoken in Nauru
* peeweep – a type of bird, often understood to be a lapwing
* Qaanaaq – a municipality in Greenland
* racecar – a racing car
* reifier – someone who reifies (considers an abstract concept to be real)
* repaper – to cover again with paper
* reviver – someone or something that revives or restores
* rotator – a thing that rotates
* seities – plural of seity, the essence of an individual
* sememes – plural of sememe, the interpretation given to a morpheme (a language unit)
* Senones – an ancient people who lived in part of what is now France
* soosoos – plural of soosoo, a type of dolphin

6 letters

* denned – past tense of to den, meaning to live in a den
* Ele'ele – in Polynesian mythology, the first woman
* Eleele – a Hawaiian town
* hallah – a variant of challah, a type of bread traditionally eaten by Jews
* Hannah – a girl's name
* mallam – in West Africa, a learned man
* marram – a type of grass
* pip-pip – an old-fashioned British word for goodbye
* pullup – a variant of pull-up, an exercise in which one pulls oneself up by the arms
* redder – more red
* renner – an archaic variant of runner
* revver – someone or something that revs (an engine)
* selles – plural of selle, an archaic word for a saddle
* Serres – a city in Greece; any of various other places
* sesses – plural or third-person present tense of sess, an archaic word for tax (a variant of assess)
* succus – any of various liquids excreted by animals or plants
* terret – a metal ring on a harness, through which the reins pass
* Tippit – a leading VoIP news company
* tirrit – according to Webster's Dictionary (1913): "A word from the vocabulary of Mrs. Quickly, the hostess in Shakespeare's Henry IV., probably meaning terror"
* Tumut – a large town southwest of New South Wales, Australia, Earth. Also home of Visy Pulp and Paper, Tumut.
* tut-tut – a disapproving sound; to make such a sound

5 letters

* Aeaea – a location in Greek mythology
* Aiaia – variant of Aeaea (q.v.)
* alala – a type of Hawaiian crow
* alula – a structure forming part of a bird's wing
* Anona – a genus of plants
* Ardra – a Hindu goddess
* arara – a type of Australian cockatoo
* Aviva – a girl's name
* Capac – a town in Michigan, USA
* civic – relating to a city
* deked – past tense of to deke, meaning to deceive (especially in ice hockey)
* deled – past tense of to dele, meaning to delete (a passage of text)
* dered – past tense of to dere, an archaic word meaning to harm
* dewed – past tense of to dew, meaning to cover with dew
* dexed – past tense of dexing, meaning to drink robotussin
* Hamah – variant of Hama, a city in Syria
* Igigi – a class of Sumerian gods
* kaiak – variant of kayak
* Kanak – a native of New Caledonia
* kayak – a light Inuit canoe
* Kazak – a member of a people inhabiting the central Asian republic of Kazakhstan; their language
* kelek – a type of raft used in the Middle East
* Kodok – a town in Sudan
* Laval – a city in Quebec
* level – various common meanings
* Liril – a cosmetic soap popular in India
* madam – a polite form of address for a woman
* minim – a musical note having half the duration of a full note
* Natan – Hebrew form the name Nathan
* Navan – the administrative capital of Co. Meath, Ireland
* neven – "To name; to mention; to utter. [Obs.]" (definition from Webster's Dictionary, 1913)
* Noyon – a town in France
* Oruro – a city in Bolivia
* put-up – deceitful, as in a put-up job
* radar – a method of detecting objects using radio waves (acronym from Radio Detection And Ranging, so it's self-defining too - i. e., the word "bounces back" like a radar signal)
* refer – various common meanings
* rotor – something that rotates
* sagas – plural of saga, a long narrative story
* semes – plural of seme, a linguistic element
* seres – plural of sere, a series of stages of ecological development
* sexes – plural of sex
* shahs – plural of shah, a former name for the king of Iran
* Sinis – variant of Siris (q.v.)
* siris – a type of tree; (with cap.) a figure in Greek mythology
* solos – plural of solo
* stats – contraction of statistics
* stets – third-person present tense of to stet, meaning to indicate that a passage of text should remain unchanged
* stots – third-person present tense of to stot, meaning to leap or bounce
* sulus – plural of sulu, a type of sarong
* Susus – plural of Susu, a member of a West African people
* Tebet – the fourth month of the Jewish civil year
* Tevet – variant of Tebet (q.v.)
* tenet – a belief or principle
* torot – see [2], [3]
* Xanax – an anti-anxiety drug (trademark)
* xenex – the sword wielded by Xenophon.

4 letters

* Abba – a title given to a bishop in various Middle Eastern and African Christian churches; a Swedish pop goup
* acca – see [4]
* adda – a type of lizard; see [5]; (with cap.) a river in Italy
* affa – "A weight used on the Guinea coast, equal to an ounce" (definition from Webster's Dictionary, 1828)
* alla – see [6]
* Akka – a city in Israel; various other meanings
* Amma – mother, especially in a spiritual sense
* anna – an Indian coin; (with cap) a girl's name
* Atta – a genus of ants
* Beeb – an informal name for the BBC
* boob – a blunder; a breast
* deed – various common meanings
* Elle – a girl's name
* esse – existence or essence
* goog – an egg (Australian slang)
* immi – a Swiss unit of volume
* keek – to peep
* kook – a crazy person
* maam – variant of ma'am, a contraction of madam
* naan – a type of Indian bread
* noon – midday
* oppo – see [7]
* otto – variant of attar, an essential oil; (with cap) male name
* peep – various common meanings
* poop – a raised deck at the stern of a ship; various other meanings
* sees – third-person present tense of to see
* toot – the sound made by a horn or whistle

3 letters

* aba – a fabric woven of the hair of camels or goats
* aga – title for a civil or military leader, especially in Turkey
* aha – used to express surprise, pleasure or triumph
* aka – 'also known as'
* ala – a wing or winglike structure or part
* ama – a housemaid, especially a wet nurse, in India and the Far East
* ana – a collection of various materials that reflect the character of a person or place, e.g. 'early 1900's Americana'
* ava – a species of Macropiper (M. methysticum), the long pepper, from the root of which an intoxicating beverage is made by the Polynesians
* awa – away - Official Scrabble Players Dictionary
* bib – a piece of cloth or plastic secured under the chin and worn, especially by small children, to protect the clothing while eating
* bob – to float on thr surface of water (also a common man's name)
* bub – used as a term of familiar address, especially for a man or boy ('See you around, bub.')
* dad – father
* did – past tense of 'do'
* dud – something that doesn't work or succeed
* eke – to obtain by great effort
* eme – a distinctive unit of linguistic structure
* ere –' before'
* eve – period immediately preceding a certain event
* ewe – female sheep
* eye – organ used to see with
* gag – something forced into or put over the mouth to prevent speaking or crying out; the act or an instance of gagging or choking
* gig – a music event; also, a light 2-wheeled carriage
* gog – roof, covering
* hah – variation of 'Ha!'
* heh – used to express contempt; also, part of a snigger 'heh-heh'
* huh – used to express interrogation, surprise, contempt or indifference
* lol – 'laughing out loud'; also, 'lots of love' (chat/email)
* mem – the 13th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
* mim – demure
* mom – mother (US)
* mum – mother
* nan – variation of 'nanny'
* non – prefix meaning 'not' or 'against'
* nun – female clergy
* oho – used to express surprise, comprehension, or mock astonishment
* omo – prefix; shoulder: omohyoid; also, a brand of washing powder sometimes used as the generic term for all washing powder
* ono – 'grief or strength or iniquity of him' (Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary)
* oxo – oxime; also, a brand of stock cubes for cooking with
* pap – (midland US) a teat or nipple
* pep – energy and high spirits
* pip – seed; also, to get the better of
* pop – cola; also, to burst
* pup – variation of 'puppy'
* sis – a sister
* sos – plural of 'so', the fifth tone of the diatonic scale
* tat – tattoo
* tet – the ninth letter of the Hebrew alphabet
* tit – small bird (UK)
* tot – a small child; also, a small quantity of liquid
* tut – used to express annoyance, impatience or mild reproof ('Tut, tut, child!')
* vav – the sixth letter of the Hebrew alphabet
* waw – variation of 'vav'
* wow – used to express amazement
* yay – used to express happiness/delight
* zuz – a Palestinian coin
* zzz – the sound of snoring

2 letters

* aa – lava having a rough surface (pron. a'a')
* ee – an extinct Hawaiian bird (pron. e'e')
* mm – used to express satisfaction
* oo – a rare Hawaiian bird (pronounced "oh-oh"); also a Scottish word for "wool"; also 'one' (obs. Chaucer English)

TOTAL: 192

Answer 2

Palindrome Definition

Answer 3

It is a word or phrase that is the same spelled forwards and
backwards. The word "palindrome" was coined from Greek roots Greek πάλιν (palin) "back" and δρóμος (dromos) "way, direction" by English writer Ben Jonson in the 1600s. Composing literature in palindromes is an example of constrained writing.

Answer 4

This Site Might Help You.

RE:
What is PALINDROME? Explain with some Examples?

Answer 5

A palindrome is a word, phrase, or sentence that is the same forwards as backwards.
Like for example, "A man, a plan, a canal, Panama," If you read that phrase backwards, it's the same. So is "Madam, I'm Adam," and words like Hannah, radar, and Otto. If you need some more help, just e-mail me :)

Answer 6

A palindrome is a word, phrase, number or other sequence of units (such as a strand of DNA) that has the property of reading the same in either direction (the adjustment of punctuation and spaces between words is generally permitted). The word "palindrome" was coined from Greek roots Greek πάλιν (palin) "back" and δρóμος (dromos) "way, direction" by English writer Ben Jonson in the 1600s. Composing literature in palindromes is an example of constrained writing.

Answer 7

A palindrome is a word or phrase that is spelled the same backwards and forwards. For example: pop, Hannah, race car, draw putrid dirt upward

Answer 8

A palindrome is a word, phrase (or even a whole paragraph) spelt exactly the same backwards and forwards.

So the popgroup ABBA's name is a palindrome.


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Why has somebody given this answer negative feedback? It is clear and succint, easy to understand and gives an example. Do people like giving negative feedback for fun?

Answer 9

A palindrome is a word, phrase, or even sentence that is read the same whether you read it forward or backward. One example is the word RADAR.

One famous example of a well-written palindromic sentence is "A man, a plan, a canal, Panama!".

Answer 10

A palindrome is a word that spells the same forward or backward!

My middle name is a palindrome: Otto

Answer 11

a palindrome is a word or sentence that is spelled the same whether backwards or forwards.

eg:

gag.
nun.
A Dan, a clan, a canal - Canada!
Cigar? Toss it in a can. It is so tragic.
Rise to vote, sir.

or, check this one out: http://www.palindromelist.com/longest.htm