Palinode Definition
pălə-nōd
noun
An ode or other poem written to retract something said in a previous poem.
Webster's New World
A retraction.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Palinode
Noun
Singular:
palinode
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palinodesOrigin of Palinode
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From Latin palinōdia (“palinode, recantation"), from Ancient Greek παλινῳδία (palinōidia, “palinode"), from πάλιν (palin, “again") + ᾠδή (ōidÄ“, “song").
From Wiktionary
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From Late Latin palinōdia from Greek palinōidiā palin again kwel-1 in Indo-European roots ōidē song parody
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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