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palinode definition

pali·node (pal′ə nōd′)

noun

  1. an ode or other poem written to retract something said in a previous poem
  2. a retraction

Etymology: MFr palinod < LL palinodia < Gr palinōidia < palin, again (see palindrome) + ōidē, song: see ode

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