PALIMPSEST


Meaning of PALIMPSEST in English

/ ˈpælɪmpsest; NAmE / noun

1.

an ancient document from which some or all of the original text has been removed and replaced by a new text

2.

( formal ) something that has many different layers of meaning or detail

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek palimpsēstos , from palin again + psēstos rubbed smooth.

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