How to pronounce "palimpsest"

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Phonetic Breakdown of "palimpsest"

Learn how to break down "palimpsest" into its phonetic components. Understanding syllables and phonetics helps with pronunciation, spelling, and language learning.

Standard Phonetic Pronunciation:

/ˈpælɪmpsɛst/
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IPA Phonetic Pronunciation:

P AE1 L IH0 S EH2 S T
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Definition of "palimpsest"

Pronunciation: /ˈpælɪmpsɛst/

Noun

  • A manuscript or document that has been erased or scraped clean, for reuse of the paper, parchment, vellum, or other medium on which it was written.
  • Monumental brasses that have been reused by engraving of the blank back side.
  • Circular features believed to be lunar craters that have been obliterated by later volcanic activity.
  • Geological features thought to be related to features or effects below the surface.
  • Memory that has been erased and re-written.
  • (cultural studies) The partial erasure of or superimposition on an older society or culture by a newer one.
  • Something bearing the traces of an earlier, erased form.

Verb

  • To scrape clean, as in parchment, for reuse.
  • On paper: to reuse, often by erasure or change of pen direction or color. Especially fueled by Earth Day.
    Example: "Typically refers to a multi-layered work, e.g.: new ads covering old on a roadside sign."

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