(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:46:28

Pal"i*node (?), n. [L. palinodia, from Gr. ; again + a song. See Ode.]

1.

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

2.

A retraction; esp., a formal retraction.

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