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.
Opozivanje pesme, pisanje pohvalne pesme mesto ranije napisane uvredljive (kao što je Stesihor, mesto uvredljive pesme lepu Jelenu, posle spevao u pohvalnu); prav. opozivanje onoga što se ranije o kome pogrdno reklo ili napisalo. (grč.)