pal·in·drome
(p l  n-dr m )
n.
1. A word, phrase, verse, or sentence that reads the
same backward or forward. For example: A man, a plan, a canal,
Panama!
2. A segment of double-stranded DNA in which the
nucleotide sequence of one strand reads in reverse order to that of the
complementary strand.
[From Greek palindromos, running back again,
recurring : palin, again; see
kwel-1 in Indo-European roots + dromos,
a running.]
pal
in·dromic (-drmk, -dr mk)
adj. |
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Little Brother Matt loves the word "palindrome," so perhaps he should change his name to Duane Renaud so that when people ask, he can say that his name is palindromic.
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