how to pronounce palimpsest

/ˈpæl.ɪm.sɛst/

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palimpsest is pronounced in three syllables

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meanings of palimpsest

noun:

Monumental brasses that have been reused by engraving of the blank back side.
Memory that has been erased and re-written.
Geological features thought to be related to features or effects below the surface.
The partial erasure of or superimposition on an older society or culture by a newer one.
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.
Circular features believed to be lunar craters that have been obliterated by later volcanic activity.
Something bearing the traces of an earlier, erased form.

verb:

On paper: to reuse, often by erasure or change of pen direction or color. Especially fueled by Earth Day.
To scrape clean, as in parchment, for reuse.

palimpsest frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word palimpsest occurs in english on average 0.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics palimpsest can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that palimpsest can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;