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Why isn't palindrome a palindrome?

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Sunday, November 18, 2007 1:21:35 PM (Central Standard Time, UTC-06:00)
What's another word for synonym?
Aaron
Monday, November 19, 2007 11:03:40 AM (Central Standard Time, UTC-06:00)
According to Wikipedia, Ben Johnson invented the "greek" term:

"A palindrome is a word, phrase, number or other sequence of units that has the property of reading the same in either direction (the adjustment of punctuation and spaces between words is generally permitted). Composing literature in palindromes is an example of constrained writing. The word "palindrome" was coined from Greek roots palin (πάλιν; "back") and dromos (δρóμος; "way, direction") by English writer Ben Jonson in the 1600s. The actual Greek phrase to describe the phenomenon is karkinikê epigrafê (καρκινική επιγραφή; crab inscription), or simply karkiniêoi (καρκινιήοι; crabs), alluding to the backward movement of crabs, like an inscription which can be read backwards."
Josh Schroeder
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