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Definitions for palinodeˈpæl əˌnoʊd

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

pal•i•nodeˈpæl əˌnoʊd(n.)

  1. a poem in which the poet retracts something said in an earlier poem.

    Category: Prosody

  2. a recantation.

Origin of palinode:

1590–1600; < LL palinōdia < Gk palinōidía=pálin again, back +ōid(ḗ)ode

Wiktionary

  1. palinode(Noun)

    A poem in which the author retracts something said in an earlier poem.

    2. Origin: From palinodia, from παλινῳδία, from πάλιν + ᾠδή.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Palinode(noun)

    an ode recanting, or retracting, a former one; also, a repetition of an ode

  2. Palinode(noun)

    a retraction; esp., a formal retraction

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