“Palindrome” was first coined in greek literature for giving one word to “running back”, as Palin means back or again, and dromos means running. This explanation was later used in English literature, which is how Palindrome shot to fame in the literary world.

To simplify it for the readers, a palindrome is a phrase, word, sentence, or number that reads the same whether you read it backward or forward. For example, civic reads the same backward and forward. Most of the time with palindromes it’s seen that the spacing, capitalization of alphabets, or even punctuation is not mandatory. Palindrome looks intimidating at the beginning but is a good drill for the brain cells. Just like people play sudoku, going back and forth with palindrome words and sentences is also beneficial.

From A.D. 70 in Greece to its presence in Sanskrit and then its recent connection with the English language talks about the long history of the palindrome. 

Different Types of Palindrome

  1. Character Palindrome

The single word palindrome falls under this category. They can be read the same character by character backward and forward. For instance kayak, aibohphobia.

  1. Name Palindrome

Like Hannah, Bob, Eve, etc there are a whole lot of names that follow the palindrome pattern. 

  1. No Punctuation Palindrome

One can also find specific phrases that are palindromes and don’t consider punctuation marks while spelling the entire word. Like, Madam, I’m Adam. Now here if you try to read it backward, you have to ignore the punctuation mark otherwise you won’t be able to make the words while reading.

  1. Number Palindrome

Numbers like 101, 10101, and so on show palindrome sequencing. 

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  1. Word Palindrome

In word palindromes, there are chances that sometimes the word won’t match exactly but can be read in a continuous similar sounding method. Some words can be read the same forward as well as backward.

  1. Date Palindrome

A palindrome is not just seen in alphabetical characters but also dates. Like 12-11-2021, a particular date, month, and year when matched make a date palindrome.

  1. Magic word square Palindrome

Here the words are spelled the same downward and across. It’s like a brain puzzle game where hints help you to form the word square. For example Den, Eye, and Net together for a magic word palindrome. 

  1. Musical Palindrome

Many acoustic phrases in a musical show the palindrome form.

  1. Palindrome in Science

The genetic sequence is the best example of palindrome in science. The exact sequence of nitrogenous base DNA and RNA shows the link between palindrome and science.

Fun Facts About Palindrome

  • The first known palindrome was Sator arepo tenet opera rotas
  • Palindromes are entertaining and brain-teasing
  • Often these words follow the CVCVC sequence that is, consonant, vowel, consonant, vowel ending with another consonant.
  • Of course, there are variations in these too, like CVVC, CVCCVC, CVVCCVVC
  • Then there are heteropalindromes where the word remains the same forward and backward but meanings differ. For instance evil and life
  • Detartrated is the longest palindrome with 11 letters and is registered in the Guinness World of Records
  • Doppelganger is the most celebrated palindromic poem
  • Saippuakuppinippukauppias is the longest palindrome in the Finnish language
  • Satanoscillatemymetallicsonatas is a music album released by an American rock band
  • Semordnilap is a particular case of palindromes whose meaning is entirely different when the word is read backward and forward. Like, desserts can be read as stressed

Palindrome Words, Sentences, and Phrases

Let us look at 65 Palindrome words, sentences, and phrases

  1. Dewed
  2. Level
  3. Civic
  4. Madam
  5. Noon
  6. Rotator
  7. Bob
  8. Radar
  9. Mom
  10. Refer
  11. Otto
  12. Tenet
  13. Wow
  14. Stats
  15. Deified
  16. Pop
  17. Sagas
  18. Solos
  19. Deed
  20. Tattarrattat
  21. Reviver
  22. Sedes
  23. Pullup
  24. Malayalam
  25. Cinegenic
  26. Never odd or even
  27. Was it a car or a cat I saw?
  28. Top spot
  29. No lemon no melon
  30. Borrow or rob?
  31. Taco cat
  32. Mr.Owl ate my metal worm
  33. A man, a plan, a canal- Panama
  34. Ah, Satan sees Natasha
  35. Eva, can I see bees in a cave?
  36. Madam, I’m Adam
  37. Evil olive
  38. Do geese see God?
  39. Don’t nod
  40. A nut for a jar of tuna
  41. No, it can access an action
  42. Tessa’s in Italy, Latin is an asset
  43. Telegram, Margaret!
  44. Zeus was deified, saw Seuz
  45. Stella won no wallets
  46. Tuna nut
  47. No, it is the opposition
  48. A Toyota
  49. Red root put up to order
  50. Do I like to look like I o?
  51. A Santa lived as a devil at NASA
  52. Fall leaves as soon as leaves fall
  53. I saw desserts, stressed was I
  54. A dog! A panic in a Pagoda
  55. Emil saw a slime
  56. Name now one man
  57. Star comedy by democrats
  58. Anne, I vote more cars race Rome to Vienna
  59. Was it a rat I saw?
  60. Are we not drawn onward, we few, drawn to a new era?
  61. Avid diva
  62. My gym
  63. Lonely Tylenol
  64. Sit on a potato pan Otis
  65. Naomi, did I moan?

Creating a New Palindrome

The first thing to keep in mind is to understand which consonant to choose and how to put the cluster of consonants in place. Then find their reversible combinations. Further, with the suffix like -ed or -s you can blend the cluster of consonants. For example, denim and mined, plug and gulp, time and emit, doom and mood, rail and liar, edit and tide, etc

FAQ

Q1. Do palindromes can be seen in languages other than English?

Ans: Yes, languages like German, Indonesian, and French do have palindromes.

Q2. Which is the famous palindrome poem?

Ans: The famous poem so far under this category is Doppelganger, written by James Albert Lindon.

Q3. Why Palindrome is important in any language?

Ans: In simple words, knowing palindrome enhances the vocabulary in any language. Thus, plays a very important role to make language learning interactive and fun.

Q4. Where can you learn more about palindrome and its usage in the English language?

Ans: You can check Herny Harvin language academy for English language courses which would help to understand all the key elements and variations of the language with practical usage.

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