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pal•imp•sest n.

Archaeologya parchment or the like from which writing has been partially or completely erased to make room for another text.

Greek palímpsēstos rubbed again (pálin again + psēstós scraped, rubbed, verbid of psân to rub smooth)
Latin palimpsēstus
1655–65

pal′imp•ses′tic, adj.

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palimpsest /ˈpælɪmpˌsɛst/ n

a manuscript on which two or more successive texts have been written, each one being erased to make room for the next

adj

(of a text) written on a palimpsest
(of a document) used as a palimpsest

Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin palimpsestus parchment cleaned for reuse, from Greek palimpsēstos, from palin again + psēstos rubbed smooth, from psēn to scrape

Synonyms: re-inscription, overwritten, document, writing, manuscript, more...

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