1. a poem or song in which the author retracts or contradicts something said in an earlier work
Usage: literary
2. a formal retraction or recantation of a previous statement or belief
Usage: formal

Examples

• The poet wrote a palinode apologizing for the harsh words in his previous sonnet.
• Her latest essay served as a palinode to her earlier controversial opinions.
• The ancient Greek poet Stesichorus is famous for his palinode about Helen of Troy.
• The politician’s speech was essentially a palinode of his campaign promises.
• After years of criticism, the author published a palinode retracting his earlier theories.
• The palinode appeared in the literary journal as a formal correction to his previous work.