palinode

Betekenis (Engels)

An ode or other poem in which the author retracts something said in an earlier poem; (loosely) a recantation.

Concepten

ommezwaai

volte-face

palinodie

Synoniemen

recantation

Vertalingen

palinodie

palinodia

inkâr

tekzip

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈpælɪnəʊd/

Etymologie (Engels)

From Middle French palinod, from Latin palinōdia (“palinode, recantation”), from Ancient Greek παλινῳδία (palinōidía, “palinode”), from πάλιν (pálin, “again”) + ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”).