palimpsest
See also Palimpsest
English
A section of the Codex Ephraemi from the National Library in Paris, containing Matt. 20:16-23. An example of a palimpsest.
Etymology
From Latin palimpsēstus, from Ancient Greek παλίμψηστος (palímpsestos, “scraped again”).
Pronunciation
Noun
palimpsest (plural palimpsests)
- A manuscript or document that has been erased or scraped clean, for reuse of the paper, parchment, vellum, or other medium on which it was written. Many historical texts have been recovered using ultraviolet light and other technologies to read the erased writing.
- (archaic) Monumental brasses that have been reused by engraving of the blank back side.
- (astronomy) Circular features believed to be lunar craters that have been obliterated by later volcanic activity.
- (geology) Geological features thought to be related to features or effects below the surface.
- (computing) Memory that has been erased and re-written.
- Something bearing the traces of an earlier, erased form.
- 2005, Patrick Radden Keefe, Chatter:
- Miraculously, the Stasi's record of Garton Ash's years in Berlin remained intact, and in his extraordinary book The File he recalls going back to Berlin, sifting through the material, and piecing together those years for himself. The result is a palimpsest of memories, observations recorded by informants and agents, and the recollections in his own diaries at that time.
- 2005, Patrick Radden Keefe, Chatter:
Quotations
- For usage examples of this term, see the citations page.
Synonyms
- codex rescriptus
Derived terms
- palimpsestic
Translations
A manuscript scraped clean for reuse
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astronomy: Circular features believed to be lunar craters obliterated by volcanic activity
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Verb
palimpsest (third-person singular simple present palimpsests, present participle palimpsesting, simple past and past participle palimpsested)
- To scrape clean, as in parchment, for reuse.
- On paper: to reuse, often by erasure or change of pen direction or color. Especially fueled by Earth Day.
- Typically refers to a multi-layered work, e.g.: new ads covering old on a roadside sign.
Anagrams
Polish
Noun
palimpsest m
Declension
declension of palimpsest
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | palimpsest | palimpsesty |
| genitive | palimpsestu | palimpsestów |
| dative | palimpsestowi | palimpsestom |
| accusative | palimpsest | palimpsesty |
| instrumental | palimpsestem | palimpsestami |
| locative | palimpseście | palimpsestach |
| vocative | palimpseście | palimpsesty |
Romanian
Etymology
From French palimpseste, from Latin palimpsēstus, from Ancient Greek παλίμψηστος (palímpsestos, “scraped again”).
Pronunciation
- IPA: [pa.limpˈsest]
Noun
palimpsest n (plural palimpseste)
Declension
declension of palimpsest
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gender n | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | un palimpsest | palimpsestul | niște palimpseste | palimpsestele |
| genitive/dative | unui palimpsest | palimpsestului | unor palimpseste | palimpsestelor |
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA: /palǐmpsest/
- Hyphenation: pa‧lim‧psest
Noun
palìmpsest m (Cyrillic spelling палѝмпсест)
Declension
declension of palimpsest
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | palimpsest | palimpsesti |
| genitive | palimpsesta | palimpsesta |
| dative | palimpsestu | palimpsestima |
| accusative | palimpsest | palimpseste |
| vocative | palimpseste | palimpsesti |
| locative | palimpsestu | palimpsestima |
| instrumental | palimpsestom | palimpsestima |
Slovene
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