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palinode

[ pal-uh-nohd ]

noun

  1. a poem in which the poet retracts something said in an earlier poem.
  2. a recantation.


palinode

/ ˈpælɪˌnəʊd /

noun

  1. a poem in which the poet recants something he has said in a former poem
  2. rare.
    a recantation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of palinode1

1590–1600; < Late Latin palinōdia < Greek palinōidía a singing again, especially a recanting, equivalent to pálin again, back + ōid ( ) ode + -ia -ia
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Word History and Origins

Origin of palinode1

C16: from Latin palinōdia repetition of a song, from Greek, from palin again + ōidē song, ode
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Example Sentences

It gives no reasons; it merely cites me, not to be heard, but simply to sing a palinode.

I look for peace in the way that Plato trod, and some day I shall write my palinode in that spirit.

He sent for all his servants, even the piggard-boy, to come and heare his palinode.

The Senate has revoked that bill; has retracted, recanted, and sung its palinode over that unfortunate conception.

The 1647 edition contains two poems, The Return and Palinode, which stand to each other in a curious relation.

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