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palimpsest
Definition:
(nou) a manuscript (usually written on papyrus or parchment) on which more than one text has been written with the earlier writing incompletely erased and still visible
Phonetic Transcription:
ˈpælɪmpsest
Examples:
The manuscript containing the text is a palimpsest.
The manuscript containing the 'Skeireins' text is a palimpsest.
It is a palimpsest, the upper text is in Arabic.
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