📜palimpsest (pâlimpseste)

noun
/ˈpælɪmpsɛst/
palimpseste (palimpseste)

Signification

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
Traduction de la signification
un manuscrit qui a été réécrit, mais qui conserve encore des traces de l'écriture antérieure
un manuscrit qui a été réécrit, mais qui conserve encore des traces de l'écriture antérieure

Phrases d'exemple

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

Le manuscrit ancien était un palimpseste, montrant des traces subtiles de textes précédents sous la nouvelle écriture.
Le manuscrit ancien était un palimpseste, montrant des traces subtiles de textes précédents sous la nouvelle écriture.

Synonymes

manuscript, parchment, document, relic

Antonymes

original, fresh copy

Collocations

ancient palimpsest, historical palimpsest, cultural palimpsest

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