<P> A palindrome is a word , phrase , number , or other sequence of characters which reads the same backward as forward , such as madam or racecar . Sentence - length palindromes may be written when allowances are made for adjustments to capital letters , punctuation , and word dividers , such as `` A man , a plan , a canal , Panama ! '' , `` Was it a car or a cat I saw ? '' or `` No ' x ' in Nixon '' . </P>
<P> A palindrome is a word , phrase , number , or other sequence of characters which reads the same backward as forward , such as madam or racecar . Sentence - length palindromes may be written when allowances are made for adjustments to capital letters , punctuation , and word dividers , such as `` A man , a plan , a canal , Panama ! '' , `` Was it a car or a cat I saw ? '' or `` No ' x ' in Nixon '' . </P>
term for a word spelled the same forward and backward
term for a word spelled the same forward and backward
palindrome
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