noun | a word or phrase that reads the same backward as forward

pal-in-drome (10 letters | 3 syllables)

1629 (European Renaissance) (396 years ago)

Modern Greek

palindromes

word

palindromic

(none among common words)

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Bob, e.g. | Mom or dad (based on all New York Times crossword puzzles 1994 to 2009)

15 (International English) | 15 (North American English)