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palinode

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈpælɪnəʊd/

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 2004, Jaspitos, "I Take It Back", in The Spectator (London, UK); Jan 24, 2004. The more lighthearted palinodes were more successful, such as Geoff Horton's recantation of his youthful view that a martini should be shaken rather than stirred.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Basque: palinodia — poem that contradicts an earlier poem
  • Catalan: palinòdia — poem that contradicts an earlier poem
  • Dutch: palinodie — poem that contradicts an earlier poem
  • Esperanto: palinodio — poem that contradicts an earlier poem
  • Finnish: palinodia — poem that contradicts an earlier poem
  • French: palinodie — poem that contradicts an earlier poem
  • German: Palinodie — poem that contradicts an earlier poem
  • Greek: παλινωδία (palinodía) — poem that contradicts an earlier poem
  • Ancient Greek: παλινῳδία (palinōidía) — poem that contradicts an earlier poem
  • Ido: palinodio — poem that contradicts an earlier poem
  • Italian: palinodia — poem that contradicts an earlier poem
  • Japanese: パリノード (parinōdo) — poem that contradicts an earlier poem
  • Kyrgyz: палинодия (palinodiya) — poem that contradicts an earlier poem
  • Latin: palinōdia — poem that contradicts an earlier poem
  • Polish: palinodia — poem that contradicts an earlier poem
  • Romanian: palinodie — poem that contradicts an earlier poem
  • Russian: палино́дия (palinódija) — poem that contradicts an earlier poem
  • Slovak: palinódia — poem that contradicts an earlier poem
  • Spanish: palinodia — poem that contradicts an earlier poem
  • Swedish: palinodi — poem that contradicts an earlier poem
  • Ukrainian: паліно́дія (palinódija) — poem that contradicts an earlier poem