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palimpsest \PAL-ump-sest or puh-LIMP-sest\

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noun1. Writing material (as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased.2. Something having usually diverse layers or aspects apparent beneath the surface.[From Greek palimpsestos, from palin (again) + psestos + (scraped). Earliest documented use: 1661 Also see pentimento.]"All history was a palimpsest, scraped clean and re-inscribed exactly as often as was necessary." - George Orwell; Nineteen Eighty-Four; 1949."Her memories, too, are a palimpsest of the real and the staged; their courting scenes in a play." - Molly and the Playwright; The Economist (London, UK); Jun 24, 2010.

Palimpsest Writing Pal Ump Sest Puh Limp Sest Noun Material Parchment Tablet