palimpsest

[ pal-imp-sest ]

/ ˈpæl ɪmpˌsɛst /

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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.

something that has a new layer, aspect, or appearance that builds on its past and allows us to see or perceive parts of this past: Most of what we actually see when we view any culture is a historical palimpsest, with traces of former times.Today's towering Romanesque-Gothic structure is a palimpsest, the result of numerous additions and reconstructions.Memory is a palimpsest that is continually being written over, but never perfectly so.

Origin of palimpsest

First recorded in 1655–65; from Latin palimpsēstus, from Greek palímpsēstos “rubbed again” (pálin “again” + psēstós “scraped, rubbed,” past participle of psân “to rub smooth”)

OTHER WORDS FROM palimpsest

pal·imp·ses·tic

[pal-imp-ses-tik] /ˌpæl ɪmpˈsɛs tɪk/ adjective

Words nearby palimpsest

Palikir, palila, palilalia, palilogy, palimony, palimpsest, palimscope, palindrome, palindromia, palindromic, paling

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Example sentences from the Web for palimpsest

Can you talk about how the palimpsest informs the structure of your novel?
The Thief of Words: Starling Lawrence|Jill Bialosky|October 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In a figurative way, palimpsest refers to an object or place that reflects its own history.
The Thief of Words: Starling Lawrence|Jill Bialosky|October 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Which, in such cases—the act or the utterance, the gesture or the text—is the palimpsest of other?
Why Contemporary Art Matters Now|Bernard-Henri Lévy|June 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The greater part of the palimpsest has, however, been deciphered and the text is now fairly complete.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4|Various

The hoof-print of the Turanian "man on horseback" is stamped deep all over the palimpsest of history.
The New World of Islam|Lothrop Stoddard
The palimpsest of memory recalled with intensest vividness the Christian teachings of his childhood.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow
Isabel, still feeling like a palimpsest, lingered for an hour looking at these refugees.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
It is, as it were, a sort of palimpsest; the writing on the top all may read, the writing below the student alone can decipher.
Philo-Judaeus of Alexandria|Norman Bentwich

British Dictionary definitions for palimpsest

palimpsest

/ (ˈpælɪmpˌsɛst) /

noun

a manuscript on which two or more successive texts have been written, each one being erased to make room for the next

adjective

(of a text) written on a palimpsest

(of a document) used as a palimpsest

Word Origin for palimpsest

C17: from Latin palimpsestus parchment cleaned for reuse, from Greek palimpsēstos, from palin again + psēstos rubbed smooth, from psēn to scrape

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单词	palimpsest
释义	palimpsest [ pal-imp-sest ] / ˈpæl ɪmpˌsɛst / SEE SYNONYMS FOR palimpsest ON THESAURUS.COM noun a parchment or the like from which writing has been partially or completely erased to make room for another text. something that has a new layer, aspect, or appearance that builds on its past and allows us to see or perceive parts of this past: Most of what we actually see when we view any culture is a historical palimpsest, with traces of former times.Today's towering Romanesque-Gothic structure is a palimpsest, the result of numerous additions and reconstructions.Memory is a palimpsest that is continually being written over, but never perfectly so. Origin of palimpsest First recorded in 1655–65; from Latin palimpsēstus, from Greek palímpsēstos “rubbed again” (pálin “again” + psēstós “scraped, rubbed,” past participle of psân “to rub smooth”) OTHER WORDS FROM palimpsest pal·imp·ses·tic [pal-imp-ses-tik] /ˌpæl ɪmpˈsɛs tɪk/ adjective Words nearby palimpsest Palikir, palila, palilalia, palilogy, palimony, palimpsest, palimscope, palindrome, palindromia, palindromic, paling Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for palimpsest Can you talk about how the palimpsest informs the structure of your novel? The Thief of Words: Starling Lawrence\|Jill Bialosky\|October 11, 2013\|DAILY BEAST In a figurative way, palimpsest refers to an object or place that reflects its own history. The Thief of Words: Starling Lawrence\|Jill Bialosky\|October 11, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Which, in such cases—the act or the utterance, the gesture or the text—is the palimpsest of other? Why Contemporary Art Matters Now\|Bernard-Henri Lévy\|June 16, 2013\|DAILY BEAST The greater part of the palimpsest has, however, been deciphered and the text is now fairly complete. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4\|Various The hoof-print of the Turanian "man on horseback" is stamped deep all over the palimpsest of history. The New World of Islam\|Lothrop Stoddard The palimpsest of memory recalled with intensest vividness the Christian teachings of his childhood. The Catacombs of Rome\|William Henry Withrow Isabel, still feeling like a palimpsest, lingered for an hour looking at these refugees. Ancestors\|Gertrude Atherton It is, as it were, a sort of palimpsest; the writing on the top all may read, the writing below the student alone can decipher. Philo-Judaeus of Alexandria\|Norman Bentwich British Dictionary definitions for palimpsest palimpsest / (ˈpælɪmpˌsɛst) / noun a manuscript on which two or more successive texts have been written, each one being erased to make room for the next adjective (of a text) written on a palimpsest (of a document) used as a palimpsest Word Origin for palimpsest C17: from Latin palimpsestus parchment cleaned for reuse, from Greek palimpsēstos, from palin again + psēstos rubbed smooth, from psēn to scrape Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to palimpsest text, document, article, composition, diploma, paper, scroll, vellum, papyrus, sheepskin, hard copy, clean slate, square one, blank cartridge
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palimpsest

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