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a surface from which writing has been erased to make room for another text
Explanation
A palimpsest is a surface rewritten over time, where earlier layers have been erased but still faintly show through. Old manuscripts with edits, historic documents on parchment, or walls with layered graffiti can be palimpsests. From a Greek term meaning "scraped again," the word is about both memory and reinvention.
Example: Faint traces of old writing appeared beneath the new ink on the ancient palimpsest.
