Definition:Palindrome/Linguistic Note
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Linguistic Note on Palindrome
The word palindrome derives from the Ancient Greek παλίνδρομος (palíndromos), meaning running back again.
This is formed from πάλιν (pálin), meaning back, again, and back again, and δρόμος (drómos), meaning running, race, and racecourse.