Palimpsest (noun)
palimpsest [pal-imp-sest]
noun
1. a parchment or the like from which writing has been partially or completely erased to make room for another text.
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pal·imp·ses·tic , adjective
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text, document, article, composition, diploma, paper, scroll, vellum, papyrus, sheepskin, pell
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Origin: 1655–65; < Latin palimpsēstus < Greek palímpsēstos rubbed again ( pálin again + psēstós scraped, rubbed, verbid of psân to rub smooth)
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palimpsest [pal-imp-sest]
noun
1. a parchment or the like from which writing has been partially or completely erased to make room for another text.
RELATED FORMS
pal·imp·ses·tic , adjective
RELATED WORDS
text, document, article, composition, diploma, paper, scroll, vellum, papyrus, sheepskin, pell
See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com
Origin: 1655–65; < Latin palimpsēstus < Greek palímpsēstos rubbed again ( pálin again + psēstós scraped, rubbed, verbid of psân to rub smooth)
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.
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