ETYM Latin palinodia, from Greek; palin again + ode a song. Related to Ode.
1. An ode recanting, or retracting, a former one; also, a repetition of an ode.
2. A retraction; esp., a formal retraction.
3. Poem in which earlier thoughts or feelings are retracted.
4. Recantation, especially in verse.
Changement d'opinion, rétractation.