what is the grammatical name
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That's a palindrome.
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The word is also used for a phrase or sentence that is spelt the same way forwards and backwards. An example is the English version of the first words ever spoken on this earth:
" Madam, I'm Adam." (Punctuation marks are ignored)
" Madam, I'm Adam." (Punctuation marks are ignored)
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