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palindrome

/ˈpælɪndrəʊm/noun

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विलोमपद (आगे-पीछे समान पढ़ा जाने वाला शब्द)

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SSC Exams before 2018
noun
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    a word or phrase that reads the same backwards as forwards, for example madam or nurses run

    विलोमपद (आगे-पीछे समान पढ़ा जाने वाला शब्द)

    • 'Level', 'radar' and 'malayalam' are palindromes.
    • The word 'noon' is a palindrome, and so is 'refer'.
    • Students often learn 'rotor' and 'civic' as examples of a palindrome.
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    • Can you think of a palindrome longer than seven letters?
    • The year 2002 is a palindrome because it reads the same in both directions.
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palindromic adj.
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pal·in·drome

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One-word substitution

One-word substitution, asked often: a word that reads the same backwards and forwards is a palindrome ('madam', 'civic', 'refer', 'malayalam', the number 12321); a word made by rearranging the letters of another is an anagram ('listen' and 'silent'); a word formed from the first letters of other words is an acronym.

अक्सर पूछा जाता है: आगे और पीछे समान पढ़ा जाने वाला शब्द palindrome ('madam', 'civic', 'refer', 'malayalam', संख्या 12321); दूसरे शब्द के अक्षरों को पुनर्व्यवस्थित करके बना शब्द anagram ('listen' और 'silent'); दूसरे शब्दों के पहले अक्षरों से बना शब्द acronym।