palinode
/ˈpælɪnoʊd/
noun
- A poem or speech in which the writer retracts something said in an earlier poem or speech.
- The poet wrote a palinode to apologize for his harsh words about a fellow writer.
- In ancient Greece, a palinode was a formal way to take back a statement.
- Her public apology felt like a palinode, retracting her earlier controversial remarks.
- A formal retraction or recantation of a previous statement or opinion.
- His article was a palinode of his earlier position on climate change.
- The scientist's palinode corrected the errors in her previous research paper.
- The politician issued a palinode after realizing his comments were incorrect.
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