palinode

Meaning

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

Synonyms

recantation

Translations

palinodie

palinodia

ommezwaai

volte-face

palinodie

inkâr

tekzip

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpælɪnəʊd/

Etymology

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