📜palimpsest

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

Example Sentences

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

Synonyms

manuscript, parchment, document, relic

Antonyms

original, fresh copy

Collocations

ancient palimpsest, historical palimpsest, cultural palimpsest