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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.

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On this page you'll find 33 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to palinode, such as: abjuration, abnegation, about-face, abrogation, annulment, and backpedaling.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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