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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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Words related to palinode

abjuration, abnegation, about-face, abrogation, annulment, contradiction, denial, disclaimer, nullification, recall, recantation, repudiation, reversal, revocation, withdrawal, disavowal, volte-face

Words nearby palinode

palindromic, paling, palingenesis, palingenesist, palinka, palinode, palinopsia, paliphrasia, palisade, palisade cell, palisade layer

Origin of palinode

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

OTHER WORDS FROM palinode

pal·i·nod·ist, noun
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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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