palimpsest

palimpsest
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Main Entry:
pa·limp·sest
Pronunciation: 'pa-l&m(p)-"sest, p&-'lim(p)-
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Latin palimpsestus,
from Greek palimpsEstos
scraped again,
from palin + psEn to rub, scrape;
akin to Sanskrit psAti,
babhasti he chews
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...
well well.