D. Allan Posted March 22, 2007 Posted March 22, 2007 Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source pal·in·drome (pal-in-drohm) –noun 1. 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. 2. 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. ------------------------------------------------------- [Origin: 1620–30; < Gk palíndromos recurring, equiv. to pálin again, back + -dromos running (see -drome)] —Related forms pa·lin·dro·mist (puh-lin-droh-mist), noun pal·in·drom·ic (pal-in-drom-ik, -droh-mik) , pal·in·drom·i·cal, adjective pal·in·drom·i·cal·ly, adverb Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006. Try your hands at making some palindromes. An easy one is mom; another, A Toyota. Good luck! Quote dAb O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!
Amelia Posted March 22, 2007 Posted March 22, 2007 Do geese see God Quote <p><span style="color:#0000FF;"><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-style:italic;">"Do not use harmful words, but only helpful words, the kind that build up and provide what is needed, so that what you say will do good to those who hear you."</span></span> Eph 4:29</span><br><br><img src="http://banners.wunderground.com/weathersticker/gizmotimetemp_both/US/OR/Fairview.gif" alt="Fairview.gif"> Fairview Or</p>
D. Allan Posted March 22, 2007 Author Posted March 22, 2007 two clever ones, Amelia and Christiane! This one is very short: -pam's map- Quote dAb O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!
Dr. Shane Posted March 22, 2007 Posted March 22, 2007 Hannah, radar, dad, pop Quote Pastoral Family Counselor... Find me at www.PostumCafe.com Author of Peculiar Christianity
D. Allan Posted March 22, 2007 Author Posted March 22, 2007 i like the one word ones, too. pod is an interesting case. if u write it on a card u can stand on your head to read it and it still spells 'pod.' if you're not atheletically blessed, just turn the card over! are their many words of that type? pod dip swims mow what should we call them? 'flip-words'? Quote dAb O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!
D. Allan Posted March 22, 2007 Author Posted March 22, 2007 how about headstand words? Quote dAb O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!
D. Allan Posted March 22, 2007 Author Posted March 22, 2007 Quote: 1991 was that a good year? i suppose there is an infinite number of palindromic numbers. how about 'headstand numbers'? 1111 1691 1961: a very good year! Quote dAb O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!
Neil D Posted March 24, 2007 Posted March 24, 2007 Evil; all its sin is still alive. Quote Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve. George Bernard Shaw
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Dr. Shane Posted March 24, 2007 Posted March 24, 2007 Quote: Evil; all its sin is still alive. Impressive! Quote Pastoral Family Counselor... Find me at www.PostumCafe.com Author of Peculiar Christianity
Neil D Posted March 24, 2007 Posted March 24, 2007 Yo, Jesus! Use joy! Quote Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve. George Bernard Shaw
D. Allan Posted March 24, 2007 Author Posted March 24, 2007 i knew youd b a great palindromist, Neil. Hey, lien not on Neil, yeh! Quote dAb O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!
D. Allan Posted March 24, 2007 Author Posted March 24, 2007 on, Sabbath? oh, Tabbas, no! Quote dAb O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!
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bluebelle Posted July 9, 2011 Posted July 9, 2011 According to Wiki, the longest English palindromic word is redivider (9 letters). Quote
Moderators Gerr Posted July 9, 2011 Moderators Posted July 9, 2011 Hey, Neil, good to see you back! {No, that wasn't meant to be a palindrome.) Quote
Moderators Bravus Posted July 9, 2011 Moderators Posted July 9, 2011 Then there's the one credited to Napoleon on his exile (though probably written by someone else): "Able was I, ere I saw Elba". Quote Truth is important
Moderators Bravus Posted July 9, 2011 Moderators Posted July 9, 2011 (he was exiled to the island of Elba) Quote Truth is important
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