palimpsest /ˈpæləmpˌsɛst/ noun plural palimpsests
plural palimpsests
Learner's definition of PALIMPSEST
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1
technical : a very old document on which the original writing has been erased and replaced with new writing（已擦除原文的）重写手稿
2
formal : something that has changed over time and shows evidence of that change留有改变痕迹的事物