1. words, phrases, numbers, or other sequences of characters that read the same backward as forward

Examples

• The word ‘racecar’ is one of the most famous palindromes.
• Students enjoyed finding palindromes like ‘mom’ and ‘dad’ in their spelling lesson.
• The phrase ‘A man, a plan, a canal: Panama’ is a well-known palindrome.
• Numerical palindromes include dates like 12/21/21.
• The teacher asked the class to create their own palindromes using simple words.
• Some palindromes work only when spaces and punctuation are ignored.