PALIMPSEST

Pal "imp *sest, n. Etym: [L. palimpsestus, Gr. palimpseste.]

palimpsest

pal imp sest |ˈpalimpˌsest ˈpæləm (p )ˌsɛst | ▶noun a manuscript or piece of writing material on which the original writing has been effaced to make room for later writing but of which traces remain. • something reused or altered but still bearing visible traces of its earlier form: Sutton Place is a palimpsest of the taste of successive owners. DERIVATIVES pal imp ses tic |ˌpalimpˈsestik |adjective ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek palimpsēstos, from palin ‘again ’ + psēstos ‘rubbed smooth. ’

palimpsest

palimpsest |ˈpalɪm (p )sɛst | ▶noun a manuscript or piece of writing material on which later writing has been superimposed on effaced earlier writing. • something reused or altered but still bearing visible traces of its earlier form: Sutton Place is a palimpsest of the taste of successive owners. DERIVATIVES palimpsestic adjective ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek palimpsēstos, from palin ‘again ’ + psēstos ‘rubbed smooth ’.

Palimpsest

Pa lim p sest, Pa limp sest Substantiv, maskulin oder Substantiv, Neutrum , der oder das |Palimps e st |der oder das Palimpsest; Genitiv: des Palimpsest [e ]s, Plural: die Palimpseste lateinisch palimpsestos < griechisch palímpsēstos, eigentlich = wieder abgekratzt antikes oder mittelalterliches Schriftstück, von dem der ursprüngliche Text abgeschabt oder abgewaschen und das danach neu beschriftet wurde

palimpsesto

palimpsesto nombre masculino Manuscrito en el que se ha borrado, mediante raspado u otro procedimiento, el texto primitivo para volver a escribir un nuevo texto :el primer palimpsesto conocido es un manuscrito de la Biblia griega .

palimpsest

pal imp sest /pǽlɪm (p )sèst /名詞 C パリンプセスト, 羊皮紙 (の写本 ) 〘もとの文章を削り落してその上に書いたもの 〙.