pal|imp|sest

pal|imp|sest
pal|imp|sest «PAL ihmp sehst», noun.
1. parchment or other writing material from which one or more previous writings have been erased to make room for another.
2. a manuscript with one text written over another.
3. an oil painting that has lost its original intent by overpainting by another artist.
╂[< Latin palimpsestus < Greek palímpsēstos (literally) scraped again < pálin again + psēs-, stem of psên to rub smooth]

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  • sest — pal·imp·sest; …   English syllables

  • imp — imp·ing; imp·ish; imp·son·ite; pal·imp·ses·tic; imp; pal·imp·sest; imp·ish·ly; imp·ish·ness; …   English syllables

  • pal — al·lo·pal·la·di·um; al·ve·o·pal·a·tal; an·te·pal·a·tal; as·pal·a·thus; chlo·ro·pal·la·date; co·pal; co·pal·che; co·pal·co·co·te; co·pal·if·er·ous; co·pal·ite; epis·co·pal·ism; Ev·i·pal; glos·so·pal·a·ti·nus; he·mit·ro·pal; het·er·ot·ro·pal;… …   English syllables

  • palimpsest — pal·imp·sest …   English syllables

  • palimpsest — pal•imp•sest [[t]ˈpæl ɪmpˌsɛst[/t]] n. ara ling. a parchment or the like from which writing has been partially or completely erased to make room for another text • Etymology: 1655–65; < L palimpsēstus < Gk palímpsēstos rubbed again =pálin… …   From formal English to slang

  • palimpsest — pal|imp|sest [ pælımp,sest ] noun count 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. 2. ) something that has many obvious stages or levels… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • palimpsest — pal|imp|sest [ˈpælımpsest] n technical [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: palimpsestus, from Greek, from palin again + psen to rub ] an ancient document on which the original writing has been covered over with new writing …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • palimpsest — pal imp*sest (p[a^]l [i^]mp*s[e^]st), n. [L. palimpsestus, Gr. pali mpshstos scratched or scraped again, pali mpshston a palimpsest; pa lin again + psh^n to rub, rub away: cf. F. palimpseste.] A parchment which has been written upon twice, the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • palimpsest — palimpsestic, adj. /pal imp sest /, n. a parchment or the like from which writing has been partially or completely erased to make room for another text. [1655 65; < L palimpsestus < Gk palímpsestos rubbed again (pálin again + psestós scraped,… …   Universalium

  • palimpsest — [pal′imp sest΄] n. [L palimpsestus < Gr palimpsēstos, lit., rubbed again < palin, again (see PALINDROME) + psēn, to rub smooth < IE base * bhes , to rub off, pulverize > L sabulum,SAND] a parchment, tablet, etc. that has been written… …   English World dictionary

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