palinode

English

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Etymology

From Latin palinōdia (“palinode, recantation”), from Ancient Greek παλινῳδία (palinōidia, “palinode”), from πάλιν (palin, “again”) + ᾠδή (ōidē, “song”).

Pronunciation

PAL-uh-noad

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."