palinode

American  

[pal-uh-nohd] / ˈpæl əˌnoʊd /

noun

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

2. a recantation.

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palinode British  

/ ˈpælɪˌnəʊd /

noun

1. a poem in which the poet recants something he has said in a former poem

2. rare a recantation

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Other Word Forms

• palinodist noun

Etymology

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

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

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

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

Samuel Butler has a palinode, in which he recanted what he said in a previous poem of the Hon. Edward Howard.

From Project Gutenberg