Noun

1. A word, phrase, number or any other sequence of units (such as a strand of DNA) which has the property of reading the same forwards as it does backwards, character for character, sometimes disregarding punctuation.
2. A poetic form in which the sequence of words reads the same in either direction.

Usage notes

• racecar.
• Redivider
• "Able was I ere I saw Elba". (allegedly said by Napoleon)
• "A man, a plan, a canal: Panama". (note: More than one man helped to plan and build the Panama Canal)
• "Madam, I’m Adam". (allegedly said by Adam to Eve)
• god’s dog.
• live evil.
• Rise to vote, sir.
• Anna
• Hannah
• Bob
• Otto
• level

Palindrome:

the form poetic

mirrors itself inside.

If only one sees one,

one sees one only if

inside itself mirrors.

Poetic form;

the palindrome.