palindromic

pal·in·drome

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pal-in-drohm]
- /ˈpæl ɪnˌdroʊm/
- /pˌeɪlɪndrˈɒmɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pal-in-drohm]
- /ˈpæl ɪnˌdroʊm/

Definitions of palindromic word

noun palindromic a word, line, verse, number, sentence, etc., reading the same backward as forward, as Madam, I'm Adam or Poor Dan is in a droop. 1
noun palindromic Biochemistry. a region of DNA in which the sequence of nucleotides is identical with an inverted sequence in the complementary strand: GAATTC is a palindrome of CTTAAG. 1

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Origin of palindromic

First appearance:

before 1620

One of the 42% oldest English words

1620-30; < Greek palíndromos recurring, equivalent to pálin again, back + -dromos running (see -drome)

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Parts of speech for Palindromic

noun

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palindromic popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

palindromic usage trend in Literature

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