PALINDROMIC VERSES PALINDROME
\pˌe͡ɪlɪndɹˈɒmɪk vˈɜːsɪz pˈe͡ɪlɪndɹˌə͡ʊm], \pˌeɪlɪndɹˈɒmɪk vˈɜːsɪz pˈeɪlɪndɹˌəʊm], \p_ˌeɪ_l_ɪ_n_d_ɹ_ˈɒ_m_ɪ_k v_ˈɜː_s_ɪ_z p_ˈeɪ_l_ɪ_n_d_ɹ_ˌəʊ_m]\
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[Gr.] Words or verses which may be read backwards as well as forwards ; as " Roma tibi subito motibus ibit amor," Rome, to thee love will suddenly come with its tumults ; " Signa te signa temere me tangis et angis." The matter of such verses must always be worthless.
By Henry Percy Smith
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.
Nearby Words
- palinal
- palincotesis
- palindrome
- palindromia
- palindromic
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- palindromical
- palindromist
- palindronia
- paling
- paling-board