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Webster 1913 Edition


Palinode

Pal′i-node

,
Noun.
[L.
palinodia
, from Gr. [GREEK];
πάλιν
again + [GREEK] a song. See
Ode
.]
1.
An ode recanting, or retracting, a former one; also, a repetition of an ode.
2.
A retraction; esp., a formal retraction.
Sandys.

Webster 1828 Edition


Palinode

PAL'INODE


Definition 2024


palinode

palinode

English

Noun

palinode (plural palinodes)

  1. A poem in which the author retracts something said in an earlier poem.
    • 2004, Jaspitos, "I Take It Back", in The Spectator (London, UK); Jan 24, 2004.
      The more lighthearted palinodes were more successful, such as Geoff Horton's recantation of his youthful view that a martini should be shaken rather than stirred."

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