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| − | A '''palindrome''' is a [[word]], [[phrase]], | + | A '''palindrome''' is a [[word]], [[phrase]], sentence (grammar), or [[number]] that can be read the same backwards and forwards. |
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
| + | *Bob | ||
*Racecar | *Racecar | ||
*Madam, I'm Adam | *Madam, I'm Adam | ||
| + | *Madam, in Eden I'm Adam | ||
*A man, a plan, a canal, Panama | *A man, a plan, a canal, Panama | ||
*1858581 | *1858581 | ||
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*Able was I, ere I saw Elba. | *Able was I, ere I saw Elba. | ||
*Sit on a potato pan, Otis | *Sit on a potato pan, Otis | ||
| + | *No, sir, away! A papaya war is on! | ||
| + | *Sator Arepo Tenet Opera Rotas<ref>Roman grafitto found in Herculaneum which also forms a word square.</ref> | ||
| + | *Nelli plaatst op 'n parterretrap 'n pot staalpillen (''Dutch: Nelli places a jar of iron pills on the downfloor stairs'') | ||
| + | *Lladd dafad ddall (''Welsh: Kill a blind sheep'') | ||
| + | *No devil lived on | ||
| + | *Evil odes or prose do live | ||
| − | [[ | + | ==External links== |
| + | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nej4xJe4Tdg Weird Al Yankovic's "Bob" video] | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | <references /> | ||
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| + | [[Category:Linguistics]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:57, February 26, 2021
A palindrome is a word, phrase, sentence (grammar), or number that can be read the same backwards and forwards.
Examples
- Bob
- Racecar
- Madam, I'm Adam
- Madam, in Eden I'm Adam
- A man, a plan, a canal, Panama
- 1858581
- Lived on Decaf, faced no Devil
- Star buttons, not tub rats
- Able was I, ere I saw Elba.
- Sit on a potato pan, Otis
- No, sir, away! A papaya war is on!
- Sator Arepo Tenet Opera Rotas[1]
- Nelli plaatst op 'n parterretrap 'n pot staalpillen (Dutch: Nelli places a jar of iron pills on the downfloor stairs)
- Lladd dafad ddall (Welsh: Kill a blind sheep)
- No devil lived on
- Evil odes or prose do live
External links
References
- ↑ Roman grafitto found in Herculaneum which also forms a word square.
