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title: palindrome — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «palindrome» in the school dictionary: A palindrome is a word, number or sentence that reads the same backwards as forwards, like «level», «racecar», «12321» or «Was it a car or a cat I saw?». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# palindrome

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**Who acts:** palindrome, sentence, I, Level, name, My · **What happens:** be, read, car, see, name, write · **To what, where:** word, same, palindrome, cat, palindromic number, palindrome sentence

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«palindrome» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [palindrome in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/palindrome.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A palindrome is a word, number or sentence that reads the same backwards as forwards, like «level», «racecar», «12321» or «Was it a car or a cat I saw?».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:palindrome:m1:1
# text = A palindrome is a word, number or sentence that reads the same backwards as forwards, like «level», «racecar», «12321» or «Was it a car or a cat I saw?».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	palindrome	palindrome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	sentence	sentence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	reads	read	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	obj	_	_
14	backwards	backwards	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
15	as	as	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	forwards	forward	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	like	like	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	level	level	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
23	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	racecar	racecar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
27	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	28	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	12321	12321	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	28	punct	_	_
30	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	35	cc	_	_
31	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	33	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	Was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	33	cop	_	_
33	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	35	nsubj	_	_
34	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	35	det	_	_
35	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	conj	_	_
36	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	38	cc	_	_
37	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	38	det	_	_
38	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	35	conj	_	_
39	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	40	nsubj	_	_
40	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	38	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
41	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	35	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
42	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	28	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
43	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a palindrome | a word and number or sentence |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **read** | present | sentence | the same |  |  |  | as forwards; backwards *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer same=Stimulus as forward=Attribute |
| 3 | **is a** *in a quote* | past |  | palindrome |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **car** *in a quote* |  | palindrome |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **see** *in a quote* | past | I | a cat *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer cat=Stimulus |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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«Level» is a palindrome.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:palindrome:x1:1
# text = «Level» is a palindrome.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Level	level	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	palindrome	palindrome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Level | a palindrome |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My name, Hannah, is a palindrome.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:palindrome:x2:1
# text = My name, Hannah, is a palindrome.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	Hannah	Hannah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	palindrome	palindrome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | My name | a palindrome |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **name** |  | My |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
12321 is a palindromic number.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:palindrome:x3:1
# text = 12321 is a palindromic number.
1	12321	12321	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	palindromic	palindromic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | a palindromic number |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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«Never odd or even» is a palindrome sentence.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:palindrome:x4:1
# text = «Never odd or even» is a palindrome sentence.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	odd	odd	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	nsubj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	even	even	ADV	RB	_	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	palindrome	palindrome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	sentence	sentence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | odd | a palindrome sentence |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Can you write a palindrome that is a whole sentence?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:palindrome:x5:1
# text = Can you write a palindrome that is a whole sentence?
1	Can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	write	write	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	palindrome	palindrome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	sentence	sentence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | can | you | a palindrome |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent palindrome=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | a palindrome | a whole sentence |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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47 + 74 = 121, and 121 is a palindrome.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:palindrome:x6:1
# text = 47 + 74 = 121, and 121 is a palindrome.
1	47	47	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
2	+	+	SYM	SYM	_	3	cc	_	_
3	74	74	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	1	conj	_	_
4	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	5	case	_	_
5	121	121	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
8	121	121	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	palindrome	palindrome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | a 121 palindrome |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Kayak» reads the same backwards and forwards.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:palindrome:x7:1
# text = «Kayak» reads the same backwards and forwards.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Kayak	kayak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	reads	read	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	obj	_	_
7	backwards	backwards	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	forwards	forwards	ADV	RB	_	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | present | Kayak | the same |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent same=Topic |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Madam, in Eden, I'm Adam.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:palindrome:x8:1
# text = Madam, in Eden, I'm Adam.
1	Madam	madam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Eden	Eden	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	Adam	Adam	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | I | Adam |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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