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palinode

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pal⋅i⋅node

  [pal-uh-nohd]
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–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

Related forms:
pal⋅i⋅nod⋅ist, noun
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pal·i·node   (pāl'ə-nōd')   
n.  

  1. A poem in which the author retracts something said in a previous poem.

  2. A formal statement of retraction.


[From Late Latin palinōdia, from Greek palinōidiā : palin, again; see kwel-1 in Indo-European roots + ōidē, song; see parody.]
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Word Origin & History

palinode 
1599, from M.Fr. palinod (16c.), from L. palinodia, from Gk. palinoidia "poetic retraction," from palin "again, back" (see palindrome) + oide "song."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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