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

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

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

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

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

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

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