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a word that stares into the mirror and refuses to blink.
means A word, phrase, or sequence that reads the same forwards and backwards, like 'level' or 'racecar'.
from From the Greek 'palindromos,' meaning 'running back again' — built from 'palin' ('again, back') and 'dromos' ('a running,' the same root that gives us 'hippodrome' and 'aerodrome'). So a palindrome literally retraces its own steps, sprinting to the end only to discover it has arrived right back where it began. The English word emerged in the 17th century, when wordsmiths grew fond of such symmetrical games.
- longest word
- saippuakivikauppias, Finnish for a lye seller
- ancient origin
- Latin sator square dates to Roman Pompeii
- genome edition
- DNA palindromes mark where enzymes slice strands
- date magic
- 02/02/2020 read identically forwards and backwards
- napoleon line
- able was i ere i saw elba, allegedly
for instance
racecar — common 7-letter english word palindrome used in word games and puzzles