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

Other Words From

• pali·nodist noun

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 ( ḗ ) ode + -ia -ia

Word History and Origins

Origin of palinode¹

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

Example Sentences

At the opposite end of the energy spectrum was “palinode,” by the Swedish composer Malin Bang, which evoked the brash, forward-grinding thrust of Berlin.

From New York Times

When we do our full duty to him we will, northerners and southerners alike, agree that Whittier’s palinode ought to have gone full circle before it paused.

From Project Gutenberg

Some critics even who have done its separate authors justice, have subsequently indulged in palinodes, have talked about decadence and Alexandrianism and what not.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

There is not the slightest reason to suppose that the Hesperides were wholly péchés de jeunesse and the Noble Numbers wholly pious palinodes.

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