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palinode
[ pal-uh-nohd ]
/ ˈpæl əˌnoʊd /
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noun
a poem in which the poet retracts something said in an earlier poem.
a recantation.
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Origin of palinode
OTHER WORDS FROM palinode
pal·i·nod·ist, nounWords nearby palinode
palindrome, paling, palingenesis, palingenesist, palinka, palinode, palinopsia, palisade, palisade cell, palisade layer, palisade parenchyma
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British Dictionary definitions for palinode
palinode
/ (ˈpælɪˌnəʊd) /
noun
a poem in which the poet recants something he has said in a former poem
rare a recantation
Word Origin for palinode
C16: from Latin palinōdia repetition of a song, from Greek, from palin again + ōidē song, ode
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