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Definition palimpsest in American English

palimpsest noun

[countable] noun
/ˈpælɪmpˌsest/
1

a very old document that writing was removed from and the surface written on again. Sometimes the older writing on a palimpsest can still be read.

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2

something that has many obvious stages or levels of meaning, development, or history

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Definition palimpsest in American English