Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A poem in which the author retracts something said in a previous poem.
- noun A formal statement of retraction.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A poetical recantation, or declaration contrary to a former one; a poem in which a poet retracts the invectives contained in a former satire; hence, a recantation in general.
- noun Specifically, in Scots law, a solemn recantation demanded in addition to damages in actions for defamation.
- To re-tract or take back (something previously said or written).
- To recant.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An ode recanting, or retracting, a former one; also, a repetition of an ode.
- noun A retraction; esp., a formal retraction.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A poem in which the author retracts something said in an earlier poem.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I think that this kind of palinode almost invariably ends up making the author look terrific.
Ferule & Fescue Flavia 2009
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He made a kind of palinode to the "trading justice" later, as other people of his kind have done.
Adventures Among Books Andrew Lang 1878
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Compare the following stanzas, from a kind of palinode, "1870-1871," years of the Franco-German war and the Parisian Commune: --
Essays from 'The Guardian' Walter Pater 1866
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As no writer has contributed so much as Mr. Walpole to depreciate the character of the Duke of Newcastle, this kind of palinode is not unimportant.
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 3 Horace Walpole 1757
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"Delia told me all that passed in her presence, and showed me Baker's palinode, which is rather the most extraordinary document that I ever saw.
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Kaspar Campèll, who in the first half of the sixteenth century preached the Reformed religion in the Engadine.] [Footnote 4: I have translated and printed at the end of the second volume some sonnets of Petrarch as a kind of palinode for this impertinence.] [Footnote 5: This begs the question whether [Greek: leukoion] does not properly mean snowflake, or some such flower.
Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series John Addington Symonds 1866
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Kaspar Campèll, who in the first half of the sixteenth century preached the Reformed religion in the Engadine.] [Footnote 4: I have translated and printed at the end of the second volume some sonnets of Petrarch as a kind of palinode for this impertinence.] [Footnote 5: This begs the question whether [Greek: leukoion] does not properly mean snowflake, or some such flower.
Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Complete Series I, II, and III John Addington Symonds 1866
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We never get time alone, either and it ` s very, very depressing. palinode Said,
The Amazing Survivor Race Challenge: Parenting Edition | Her Bad Mother 2009
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LOL @ palinode! the mombshell´s last blog. .reality check
Last Time I Checked, Babies Were People Too - Her Bad Mother 2010
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Beautifully, beautifully put. palinode on August 04, 2009
And It Was Good 2009
plumpesdenken commented on the word palinode
"Esther Waters, often considered Moore's finest work and a return of naturalism, is in fact a naturalist palinode." Joe Cleary p. 96
July 19, 2007
fbharjo commented on the word palinode
What is a palin ode? hearing the same script over and over again??!! same old song? Is a retraction or a reaction?
October 13, 2008
fbharjo commented on the word palinode
is it similar to a sarah nade?
October 13, 2008
knitandpurl commented on the word palinode
"He hangs his distinctive coat on a peg and says, "I have found a wonderful subject for you: Stesichorus's palinode ..." Yes, I can still see Mr. Bailly very clearly."
Climates by André Maurois, translated by Adriana Hunter, p 11 of the Other Press paperback edition
July 23, 2013
qms commented on the word palinode
He bleated betimes in the Palin fold
And authored an odious Palin ode.
In sheepish remorse
He reverses his course
By penning a penitent palinode.
January 28, 2015
bilby commented on the word palinode
Odious odes? Whassaworldcomingto?
January 30, 2015
qms commented on the word palinode
Some things just need to be said.
January 30, 2015