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palinode

/pal-uh-nohd/US // ˈpæl əˌnoʊd //UK // (ˈpælɪˌnəʊd) //

巴利诺德,巴林诺德,巴利诺特

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a poem in which the poet retracts something said in an earlier poem.
    • : a recantation.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • It gives no reasons; it merely cites me, not to be heard, but simply to sing a palinode.

  • I look for peace in the way that Plato trod, and some day I shall write my palinode in that spirit.

  • He sent for all his servants, even the piggard-boy, to come and heare his palinode.

  • The Senate has revoked that bill; has retracted, recanted, and sung its palinode over that unfortunate conception.

  • The 1647 edition contains two poems, The Return and Palinode, which stand to each other in a curious relation.