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palimpsest

noun

A manuscript (usually written on papyrus or parchment) on which more than one text has been written with the earlier writing incompletely erased and still visible

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Word length
10
Starts with
P
Ends with
T
Contains
AL
Scrabble score
16

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Pronunciation

ˈpælɪmpsɛst

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noun

  1. A manuscript (usually written on papyrus or parchment) on which more than one text has been written with the earlier writing incompletely erased and still visible

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