palinode

pal·in·ode

noun \ˈpa-lə-ˌnōd\

Definition of PALINODE

1

: an ode or song recanting or retracting something in an earlier poem

2

: a formal retraction

Origin of PALINODE

Greek palinōidia, from palin + aeidein to sing — more at ode

First Known Use: 1579

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