Usage Notes. A cohort was originally one of the ten divisions of a legion in the Roman army, containing from 300 to 600 men. The most common use of cohort today is in the sense âgroupâ or âcompanyâ: A cohort of hangers-on followed the singer down the corridor.sage Notes. A cohort was originally one of the ten divisions of a legion in the Roman army, containing from 300 to 600 men. The most common use of cohort today is in the sense âgroupâ or âcompanyâ: A cohort of hangers-on followed the singer down the corridor.
Palindromes redirects here. For the film, see Palindromes (film). A palindrome is a word, phrase, number, or other sequence of characters which reads the same backward or forward, such as madam or kayak.
from The American HeritageÂ® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition. 1  adj. Bent, curved, or turned backward. 2  adj. Pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back against the roof of the mouth. 3  n. A sound pronounced with the tongue in retroflex position, as the sound (r) in some varieties of English.