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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
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