Meaning of palinode | Babel Free
ˈpælɪnəʊdDefinitions
An ode or other poem in which the author retracts something said in an earlier poem; (loosely) a recantation.
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Examples
“... Balmawhapple could not, by the code of honour, evite giving satisfaction to ... Edward by such a palinode as rendered the use⟳ of the sword unnecessary, and which, being made and accepted, must necessarily sopite the whole affair.”
“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.”
“The close⟳ of Sins is as sober as the close⟳ of her Address to the Opposers was enthusiastic; it is almost a palinode.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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