Palimpsest

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- palimpsest
n : 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
- Palimpsest \Pal"imp*sest\, n. [L. palimpsestus, Gr. ? scratched
or scraped again, ? a palimpsest; ? again + ? to rub, rub
away: cf. F. palimpseste.]
A parchment which has been written upon twice, the first
writing having been erased to make place for the second.
--Longfellow.
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- Palimpsest: A palimpsest is a manuscript page from a scroll or book from which the text has been scraped off and which can be used again. ...
- Palimpsest (novel): Palimpsest is a novel by Catherynne M. Valente , published in March of 2009. It follows four separate characters as they discover and ...
- Palimpsest (planetary astronomy): A palimpsest, in planetary astronomy , is an ancient crater on an icy moon of the outer Solar System whose relief has disappeared due to ...
- Archimedes Palimpsest: The Archimedes Palimpsest is a palimpsest on parchment in the form of a codex . It originally was a copy of an otherwise unknown work of ...
- Palimpsest (disambiguation): Palimpsest is a manuscript page from a scroll or book that has been scraped off and used again. Palimpsest may also refer to: ...
- Verona Palimpsest: The Verona Palimpsest (or Fragmentum Veronese) is manuscript , dated about the 494 CE, which contains a Christian collection of Church ...
- Palimpsest Press: Palimpsest Press is a Canadian book publishing company based in Kingsville , Ontario . Palimpsest publishes poetry in both trade and ...
- Palimpsest (geology): In geology , a palimpsest is a geographical feature composed of superimposed structures created at different times. Palimpsest is ...
- Palimpsest (novella): Palimpsest is a 2009 science fiction novella by Charles Stross , focusing on time travel and deep time . Originally published in ...
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