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Synonyms for palimpsests

Grammar : Noun
Spell : pal-imp-sest
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpæl ɪmpˌsɛst

Top 10 synonyms for palimpsests
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Définition of palimpsests

Origin :
  • "parchment from which earlier writing has been removed to clear it for new writing," 1660s, from Latin palimpsestus, from Greek palimpsestos "scraped again," from palin "again" (see palindrome) + verbal adjective of psen "to rub smooth" (of uncertain origin).
  • As in manuscript : noun book, script
  • As in tabula rasa : noun blank slate
  • As in parchment : noun material for writing
Example sentences :
  • Most old towns are like palimpsests, parchments which have been scrawled over again and again by their successive owners.
  • Extract from : « Oxford » by Andrew Lang
  • The palimpsests are being noted, and their double readings transferred to their correct places in the revised history.
  • Extract from : « The Archaeology and Prehistoric Annals of Scotland » by Daniel Wilson
  • The rest has been lost on the way, turned into palimpsests, or burned in Byzance.
  • Extract from : « Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern » by Edgar Saltus
  • A larger, but still small, group of books of "classical" date are the palimpsests, the most famous of which are at Milan and Rome.
  • Extract from : « The Wanderings and Homes of Manuscripts » by M. R. James
  • The rocks upon which Nature writes her own history are palimpsests, on which the later writing is ever the most easily deciphered.
  • Extract from : « Fragments of Earth Lore » by James Geikie
  • The library of Bobbio, which owed its existence to Irish monks, was famous for its palimpsests.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 5 » by Various
  • The map of England, it has been strikingly said by Professor Maitland, is the most wonderful of all palimpsests.
  • Extract from : « Cambridge and its Story » by Charles William Stubbs
  • When the latter method was used, the writing as in palimpsests can be made to reappear by warming.
  • Extract from : « Disputed Handwriting » by Jerome B. Lavay
  • The oldest evidence now existing for any works of Cicero is to be found in palimpsests written in the 4th or 5th century.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 » by Various
  • This was done for economy's sake, when writing material was costly, and parchments thus treated are known as palimpsests.
  • Extract from : « The Story of Books » by Gertrude Burford Rawlings
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