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Word: Palimpsest
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 17th century: via Latin from Greek palimpsēstos, from palin ‘again’ + psēstos ‘rubbed smooth’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈpalɪm(p)sɛst
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a manuscript or piece of writing material on which later writing has been superimposed on effaced earlier writing.
Short Definition:manuscript or piece of writing material on which later writing has been superimposed on effaced earlier writing
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