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palinode
palinode definition
pali·node (pal′ə nōd′)
noun
- an ode or other poem written to retract something said in a previous poem
- a retraction
Etymology: MFr palinod < LL palinodia < Gr palinōidia < palin, again (see palindrome) + ōidē, song: see ode
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