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n. A poem in which the author retracts something said in a previous poem.

n. A formal statement of retraction.

n. A poem in which the author retracts something said in an earlier poem.

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

n. A retraction; esp., a formal retraction.

n. 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.

n. 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.

"I think that this kind of palinode almost invariably ends up making the author look terrific."

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