palimpsest

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Synonyms: palimpsests

Antonyms: palimpsests

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Noun

1. A [[manuscript]] or [[document]] that has been [[erase]]d or scraped clean, for reuse of the [[paper]], [[parchment]], [[vellum]], or other [[medium]] on which it was written.
2. {{lb|en|archaic}} Monumental [[brass]]es that have been [[reuse]]d by [[engrave|engraving]] of the blank [[back]] side.
3. {{lb|en|astronomy}} Circular features believed to be [[lunar]] [[crater]]s that have been [[obliterate]]d by later [[volcano|volcanic]] activity.
4. {{lb|en|geology}} [[geological|Geological]] features thought to be related to features or effects below the surface.
5. {{lb|en|computing}} Memory that has been erased and re-written.
6. {{lb|en|cultural studies}} The partial erasure of or superimposition on an older society or culture by a newer one.
7. Something bearing the traces of an earlier, erased form.
8. A text with several layers of meaning, especially pertaining to different points in time.

Verb

1. To [[scrape]] [[clean]], as in parchment, for [[reuse]].
2. On paper: to reuse, often by [[erasure]] or change of pen direction or color. Especially fueled by [[w:Earth Day|Earth Day]].

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