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pal·i·node

[pal-uh-nohd] Pronunciation Key

–noun

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

2.	a recantation.

[Origin: 1590–1600; < LL palinōdia < Gk palinōidía a singing again, especially a recanting, equiv. to pálin again, back + ōid() ode + -ia -ia

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—Related forms

pal·i·nod·ist, noun

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pal·i·node (pāl'ə-nōd') Pronunciation Key
n.

A poem in which the author retracts something said in a previous poem.
A formal statement of retraction.

[From Late Latin palinōdia, from Greek palinōidiā : palin, again; see k^wel-¹ in Indo-European roots + ōidē, song; see parody.]

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palinode

1599, from M.Fr. palinod (16c.), from L. palinodia, from Gk. palinoidia "poetic retraction," from palin "again, back" (see palindrome) + oide "song."

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Palinode

Pal"i*node\, n. [L. palinodia, from Gr. ?; ? again + ? 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.

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