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A palindrome is a word, phrase, number or other sequence of units (such as a strand of DNA) that has the property of reading the same in either direction (the adjustment of punctuation and spaces between words is generally permitted). The word "palindrome" comes from the Greek πάλιν (palin) "back" and δρóμος (dromos) "way, direction". Composing literature in palindromes is an example of constrained writing.
History
According to Bill Bryson's Mother Tongue: English & How It Got That Way (p. 227): "Palindromes … are at least 2,000 years old". The ancient Greeks often inscribed the palindrome "ΝΙΨΟΝΑΝΟΜΗΜΑΤΑΜΗΜΟΝΑΝΟΨΙΝ" on fountains; in mixed case with modern accents and divided into words this reads "Νίψον ανομήματα μη μόναν όψιν" ("Nipson anomēmata mē monan opsin"), meaning "Wash the sins, not face alone" (ps, ψ, is the single Greek letter psi). More on [ Palindrome ]
Automatically-Created Palindromes - Computer-generated wordplay plus more made by humans.
Jim Kalb's Palindrome Connection - Also supplies links to related resources, both online and elsewhere.
John's Palindromes - Old and newly-discovered palindromes.
Meta Description: [ Palindromic phrase lists. ]
Mockok.com - A collection of palindromes, focusing on palindromic single sentences. Currently over 2,000 archived.
Meta Description: [ palindromes ]
Neil/Fred's List of Palindromes - Palindromes in English, Dutch, Latin, Swedish and Welsh plus palindromic poems and computer programs.
Noemata Palindrome Collection - Claims to have 2830 palindromes in thirty-five languages.
Once Upon A Palindrome - A word game and story. At the end of each chapter, the reader must fill in the appropriate palindrome.
Palindromania - The main feature is a palindrome of the day, wherein the viewer is tested to create a palindrome
Meta Description: [ Palindromania is a celebration of the Palindrome. It features a daily Palindrome for visitors to solve, authored by one of the world's foremost Palindromists. ]
Palindrome Parade - An alphabetically-listed collection of palindromes.
Meta Description: [ The big collection of palindromes ]
Palindromelist.com - A list of palindromes, which are words or phrases that read the same backwards or forwards.
Meta Description: [ A huge list of Palindromes, which are words or phrases that read the same backwards or forwards. ]
Palindromes by Brownielocks - Palindromic poems, stories and history.
Meta Description: [ Palindromes are words, sentences or poems that are
the same whether read backwards or forwards LETTER by LETTER. ]
Political Satire Palindromes - Reader-contributed commentaries on political leaders.
Meta Description: [ Politics---Satire ]
The Palindromist Magazine - An offline journal for people who write and enjoy palindromes.
University of Texas - List of palindromes from students.
What Are Palindromes? - A list of palindromes along with their history and poems. Includes a wordplay bookstore.
World's Longest Palindrome? - A palindrome made up of 17,259 words.
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