A 'palindrome' is:

1. Aa recantation in song or verse
2. Ba play on words by the alteration of letters
3. Ca word or sentence that reads the same backwards and forwards
4. Da word formed from the initial letters of other words

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Correct answer: C. a word or sentence that reads the same backwards and forwards

Explanation

From Greek palin dromos, 'running back': 'level', 'Madam, I'm Adam'. Option 1 describes a palinode.

Note: The source shows three options; option 4 is added.