| Word | palimpsest |
|---|---|
| Definition | n. A manuscript or piece of writing material on which the original writing has been removed to allow a new text, but some traces still remain; more generally, anything reused but bearing traces of its earlier form. |
| Sentence | All history was a palimpsest, scraped clean and re-inscribed exactly as often as was necessary. |
| Source | 1984, loc. 631 |
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