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Definition of words that are spelled the same forward and backward?
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A palindrome:
The word palindrome is from the Greek palíndromos, meaning running back again (palín = AGAIN + drom-, drameîn = RUN). A palindrome is a word or phrase which reads the same in both directions.
Some simple examples are:
RACECAR DEED LEVEL PIP ROTOR CIVIC POP MADAM EYE NUN RADAR TOOT HANNAH (STANLEY YELNATS) BOOB TIT
The longest single English word in common usage which is a palindrome is REDIVIDER, although the contrived chemical term DETARTRATED is two letters longer.
A heteronym that is spelt the same as another word both forward and backwards
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Compound words that are spelled the same forward and and backward?
Racecar
What are words that are spelled the same forward and backward called?
palindromes -J
What do you call words that are spelled both forward and backward?
They are called palindromes.
What are 7 letter words spelled the same forward and backward?
repaper, rotator, reviver
What is the name of words that are spelled the same forward and backward?
Palindrome. Funny, that's the category you put it in!
What are words called that are spelled the same forward as backward?
Palindromes: Madam I'm Adam Racecar
Words spelled the same forward and backward but mean different things?
One example is the word "live." It can mean "to be alive" when read forward, and "to reside" when read backward.
What form of transport spelled the same backwards as forwards?
Both racecar and kayak are spelled the same forward and backward. These types of words and phrases are called "palindromes."
How many words are spelled the same forward as backward?
A word that is spelled the same forwards and backwards is called a palindrome. There are several of these words. Some examples are, rotor, racecar, sexes, and level.
If racecar equals racecar what does Hannah equal and why?
In the above equation, Hannah equals Hannah. The proof is that 'racecar' spelled backwards is 'racecar'. Hannah spelled backwards is Hannah. Both words are palindromes, words that are spelled the same forward and backward.
What are all the words spelled the same forward and backward?
They're called palindromes. (Actually, "palindrome" is a bit more generous than that, since the definition excludes punctuation, including spaces.) See the 'related links' below for a great selection of palindromes.
Words that can be read forward and backward?
Palindromes
