palinode (redirected from Palinodes)

pal·i·node  (pl-nd)

n.

1. A poem in which the author retracts something said in a previous poem.

2. A formal statement of retraction.

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[From Late Latin palindia, from Greek palinidi : palin, again; see k^wel-¹ in Indo-European roots + id, song; see parody.]

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palinode [ˈpælɪˌnəʊd]

n

1. (Literature / Poetry) a poem in which the poet recants something he has said in a former poem

2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) Rare a recantation

[from Latin palinōdia repetition of a song, from Greek, from palin again + ōidē song, ode]