PALIMPSEST


Meaning of PALIMPSEST in English

[ 'palɪm(p)sɛst ]

■ noun

1》 a parchment or other surface in which later writing has been superimposed on effaced earlier writing.

2》 something bearing visible traces of an earlier form.

Derivatives

~ic adjective

Origin

C17: via L. from Gk palimpsēstos , from palin 'again' + psēstos 'rubbed smooth'.

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