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 Word Forms

• palinodist 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.

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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.

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

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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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That high praise was once well-deserved, and was cordially given: but since, alas! according to my lights I have seen fit more than once to "palinode."

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