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translations for
palimpsest
палимпсе́ст
палимпсест
Definition of palimpsest
A
manuscript
or
document
that has been
erase
d or scraped clean, for reuse of the
paper
,
parchment
,
vellum
, or other
medium
on which it was written
Circular features believed to be
lunar
crater
s that have been
obliterate
d by later
volcanic
activity
Memory that has been erased and re-written
Something bearing the traces of an earlier, erased form
To
scrape
clean
, as in parchment, for
reuse
Examples
Typically refers to a multi-layered work, e.g.: new ads covering old on a roadside sign
Related words
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