Meaning Of The Word Palimpsest
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Palimpsest Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Palimpsest?
palimpsest in American English
a parchment, tablet, etc. that has been written upon or inscribed two or three times, the previous text or texts having been imperfectly erased and remaining, therefore, still partly visible noun: a parchment or the like from which writing has been partially or completely erased to make room for another text palimpsest in British English adjective: (of a text) written on a palimpsest noun: a manuscript on which two or more successive texts have been written, each one being erased to make room for the next |
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