First Known Use: 1579
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palinode
noun pal·in·ode \ˈpa-lə-ˌnōd\
Definition of PALINODE
1
: an ode or song recanting or retracting something in an earlier poem
2
: a formal retraction
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Origin of PALINODE
Greek palinōidia, from palin + aeidein to sing — more at ode
Rhymes with PALINODE
à la mode, antipode, carbo-load, discommode, down the road, eigenmode, electrode, episode, frontage road, front-end load, hit the road, impastoed, incommode, internode, Kozhikode, microcode, mother lode, Nesselrode, object code, penal code, pigeon-toed, service road, sinus node, trematode, wagonload
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