Definition for PAL'IN-DROME

PAL'IN-DROME, n. [Gr. παλινδρομια; παλιν, again, and δρομεω, or δρεμω, to run, disused.]

A word, verse or sentence that is the same when read backward or forward; as, madam, or “Roma tibi subito motibus ibit amor.” – Encyc.

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