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Palimpsest
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.

Meaning of Palimpsest from wikipedia

- In textual studies, a palimpsest (/ˈpælɪmpsɛst/) is a m****cript page, either from a scroll or a book, from which the text has been s****ed or washed off...
- The Archimedes Palimpsest is a parchment codex palimpsest, originally a Byzantine Gr**** copy of a compilation of Archimedes and other authors. It contains...
- Palimpsest is a 2009 science fiction novella by Charles Stross, exploring the conjunction of time travel and deep time. Originally published in Stross's...
- Palimpsest (novel), by Catherynne M. Valente, 2009 Palimpsest (novella), by Charles Stross, 2009 Palimpsest, a memoir by Gore Vidal, 1995 Palimpsest:...
- Palimpsest Press is a Canadian book publishing company based in Windsor, Ontario. Palimpsest publishes poetry and non-fiction titles that deal with poetics...
- In geology, a palimpsest is a geographical feature composed of superimposed structures created at different times. Palimpsest is beginning to be used...
- Palimpsest is a novel by Catherynne M. Valente, published in March 2009. It follows four separate characters as they discover and explore a mysterious...
- discovery in 1906 of previously lost works by Archimedes in the Archimedes Palimpsest has provided new insights into how he obtained mathematical results. Archimedes...
- Palimpsest is the fifth studio album by Canadian progressive metal band Protest the Hero released on June 18, 2020 through Spinefarm Records. Palimpsest...
- The Sanaa palimpsest (also Ṣanʽā’ 1 or DAM 01-27.1) or Sanaa Quran is one of the oldest Quranic m****cripts in existence. Part of a sizable cache of Quranic...