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noun
a parchment or the like from which writing has been partially or completely erased to make room for another text.
Origin:
1655–65; < Latin palimpsēstus < Greek palímpsēstos rubbed again (pálin again + psēstós scraped, rubbed, verbid of psân to rub smooth)
1655–65; < Latin palimpsēstus < Greek palímpsēstos rubbed again (pálin again + psēstós scraped, rubbed, verbid of psân to rub smooth)
Related forms
pal·imp·ses·tic, adjective
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Palimpsest
is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
Example Sentences
- Covering its surface is an intricate palimpsest of characters and pictures, some of them dating back more than a millennium.
- Haynes has produced a dizzying palimpsest of images and styles, in which his subject appears in the form of six different people.
- Orietta-Carella sees himself as contributing to the palazzo's long history, adding another layer to a palimpsest of influences.
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Word Origin & History
palimpsest
"parchment from which earlier writing has been removed to clear it for new writing," 1661, from L. palimpsestus, from Gk. palimpsestos "scraped again," from palin "again" (see palindrome) + verbal adj. of psen "to rub smooth" (of unknown origin).
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