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Webster 1913 Edition

Palinode

Pal′i-node

,

Noun.

[L.

palinodia

, from Gr. [GREEK];

πάλιν

again + [GREEK] a song. See

.]

1.

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

2.

A retraction; esp., a formal retraction.

Sandys.

Webster 1828 Edition

Palinode

PAL'INODE