Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - palimpsest
Palimpsest
palimpsest
n. 1 a piece of writing-material or manuscript on which the original writing has been effaced to make room for other writing. 2 a monumental brass turned and re-engraved on the reverse side. Etymology: L palimpsestus f. Gk palimpsestos f. palin again + psestos rubbed smooth PALINDROME n. a word or phrase that reads the same backwards as forwards (e.g. rotator, nurses run). Derivatives palindromic adj. palindromist n. Etymology: Gk palindromos running back again f. palin again + drom- run
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noun Etymology: Latin ~us, from Greek palimpsēstos scraped again, from palin + psēn to rub, scrape; akin to Sanskrit psāti, babhasti he chews Date: 1825 writing material (as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased, something having usually diverse layers or aspects apparent beneath the surface ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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