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William Barnes - A Philological Grammar

Palindrome: A palindrome, called by the Persians mukloob, or conversion, is the matching of words that are anagrams of each other:Speed, boatman, o'er the deeps.A line or sentence may be so formed, as to give the same breath-sounds when read forward or backward. This is called by the Persians the equal anagram, or conversion; as,ɷrɷm dɷd mɷrɷ. He gave me rest.William Barnes B.D. - A Philological Grammar,...
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