pal‧in‧drome /ˈpæləndrəʊm, ˈpælɪndrəʊm $ -droʊm/
noun [countable][
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Greek;
Origin: palindromos, from palin 'back, again' + dramein 'to run']
a word or phrase such as ‘deed’ or ‘level’, which is the same when you spell it backwards
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