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
Plural:
palinodes

Origin of Palinode

  • From Latin palinōdia (“palinode, recantation"), from Ancient Greek παλινῳδία (palinōidia, “palinode"), from πάλιν (palin, “again") + ᾠδή (ōidÄ“, “song").

    From Wiktionary

  • 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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