palinode
[pal-uh-nohd]
- a poem in which the poet retracts something said in an earlier poem.
- a recantation.
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Origin of palinode
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abjuration, abnegation, about-face, abrogation, annulment, contradiction, denial, disclaimer, nullification, recall, recantation, repudiation, reversal, revocation, withdrawal, disavowal, volte-faceExamples from the Web for palinode
Historical Examples
He sent for all his servants, even the piggard-boy, to come and heare his palinode.
Brief Lives (Vol. 2 of 2)John Aubrey
The 1647 edition contains two poems, The Return and Palinode, which stand to each other in a curious relation.
Minor Poets of the Caroline Period, Vol IIIJohn Cleveland
The lines in roman type are those of The Return, those in italic belong to Palinode.
Minor Poets of the Caroline Period, Vol IIIJohn Cleveland
This criticism of the "Gate of Paradise" sounds even to the writer of it profane, and demands a palinode.
Renaissance in Italy Vol. 3John Addington Symonds
Afterwards, falling in love with a lady, he closes these sonnets with a palinode.
palinode
- a poem in which the poet recants something he has said in a former poem
- rare a recantation
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Word Origin
C16: from Latin palinōdia repetition of a song, from Greek, from palin again + ōidē song, ode
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Word Origin and History for palinode
n.
1590s, from Middle French palinod (16c.) or directly from Latin palinodia, from Greek palinoidia "poetic retraction," from palin "again, back" (see palindrome) + oide "song" (see ode). Related: Palinodic.
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