PALINODE

Etymology

Noun

palinode (plural palinodes)

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

Source: Wiktionary

Pal"i*node, n. Etym: [L. palinodia, from Gr. Ode.]

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

2. A retraction; esp., a formal retraction. Sandys.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition