transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpa-ləm(p)-ˌsest, pə-ˈlim(p)- ]
noun
Etymology: Latin palimpsestus, from Greek palimpsēstos scraped again, from palin + psēn to rub, scrape; akin to Sanskrit psāti, babhasti he chews
Date: 1825
1. : writing material (as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased
2. : something having usually diverse layers or aspects apparent beneath the surface
Canada…is a palimpsest , an overlay of classes and generations — Margaret Atwood