📜palimpsest (pálimpsest)

noun
/ˈpælɪmpsɛst/
palimpsesto (palimpsesto)

Meaning

a manuscript or document that has been written over but still bears traces of earlier writing; something reused or altered but still retaining traces of its earlier form
Traducción del significado
un manuscrito que ha sido reescrito, pero que aún conserva vestigios de los textos anteriores
un manuscrito que ha sido reescrito, pero que aun conserva vestigios de los textos anteriores

Oraciones de ejemplo

The ancient manuscript was a palimpsest, showing faint traces of previous texts beneath the new writing.

El antiguo manuscrito era un palimpsesto, mostrando débiles huellas de textos anteriores bajo la nueva escritura.
El antiguo manuscrito era un palimpsesto, mostrando débiles huellas de textos anteriores bajo la nueva escritura.

Synonyms

manuscript, parchment, document, relic

Antonyms

original, fresh copy

Colocaciones

ancient palimpsest, historical palimpsest, cultural palimpsest

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