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Term: Palimpsest

Definition: A palimpsest is a manuscript or piece of writing material on which later writing has been superimposed on erased earlier writing, typically done due to the scarcity of resources or to reuse the material.

Examples:

Noun:

1. The ancient parchment contained a palimpsest with faint traces of a previous text.

Verb:

1. The historian carefully palimpsested the faded manuscript to reveal the hidden secrets beneath.

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