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Palinode

[PAL-ə-nohd]

Part of speech: noun

Origin: Latin, 17th century

1.

A poem in which the poet retracts a view or sentiment expressed in a former poem.

Examples of Palinode in a sentence
"After tasting my wife’s pecan pie, my uncle gave a surprising palinode in which he took back his aversion to nuts in pies and cakes."

"The courtroom was staggered when the prosecution’s star witness gave a palinode to retract his accusation."

About Palinode

“Palinode” is from the Middle French “palinod,” taken from the Latin “palinōdia,” meaning “recantation.”

Did you Know?

In modern usage, “palinode” can be both a noun (describing a retraction or reversal) and a verb (meaning “to recant”). Yet both ideas are based on an idea that calls back to the poetry of the 17th century. During that period, poems held the popular imagination in the way that popular music does today, and poets often used their poems to advance political points, criticize society, and even dunk on their enemies. Sometimes 17th-century poets got carried away with their grudges and needed to take back some of their nastier lines. To do so, a poet would write a palinode — a poem in which they retracted the prior insult. Today, you don’t need to write a poem to make a palinode: All it takes is a retraction of a previously held position.

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[HARD-pan]

Part of speech: noun

Origin: American English, 19th century

1. A hardened impervious layer, typically of clay, occurring in or below the soil and impairing drainage and plant growth.

Examples of Hardpan in a sentence
"We hoped to put in a garden behind our house, but the ground was mostly hardpan and inhospitable to gardening."

"The first residents in the area opted not to build basements due to the difficulty of digging through hardpan."

About Hardpan

“Hardpan” was formed in English by adding “hard” as a prefix to the geological term “pan,” which describes land located in a depression, often where there has been (or still is) a body of water.

Did you Know?

Hardpan isn’t always the top layer of soil, but it often lurks immediately below. Because it has been compacted through weight — often the product of land that water used to sit upon — hardpan is dense and sometimes similar to clay. This means hardpan can be an unpleasant surprise for home gardeners, especially those looking to dig deeply enough to plant new trees. Hardpan soil can also make it hard for tree roots to grow, stifling above-ground growth. For gardeners who persevere in digging through dense hardpan and plant new seeds, hardpan remains tough to irrigate, as it tends to repel water. Because of this, hardpan tends to encourage the erosion of the soil level above it while lowering water conservation.

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