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/pa.lɛ̃p.sɛst/
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Superficie o opera in cui gli strati nuovi lasciano intravedere tracce più antiche.
Practice using palimpseste in conversation until it feels natural

Esempi

  • La bibliothèque conserve plusieurs palimpsestes sur parchemin.
    The library holds several parchment palimpsests.
  • Ce roman forme un palimpseste où affleurent plusieurs récits.
    The novel forms a palimpsest in which several stories show through.
  • Le paysage reste un palimpseste de cultures anciennes.
    The landscape remains a palimpsest of earlier cultures.
  • Le chercheur a examiné un palimpseste du douzième siècle.
    The researcher examined a twelfth-century palimpsest.
  • La ville est un palimpseste de quartiers bâtis à différentes époques.
    The city is a palimpsest of districts built in different periods.

Parole simili

parchemin réécrit
superposition
stratification
manuscrit réemployé

Significati

Manoscritto riutilizzato

noun
manuscripts
technical
Manoscritto su pergamena la cui prima scrittura fu cancellata per riutilizzare il supporto.

Esempi

  • Le chercheur a examiné un palimpseste du douzième siècle.
    The researcher examined a twelfth-century palimpsest.
  • Sous le texte du palimpseste, une prière plus ancienne apparaît.
    An older prayer appears beneath the text of the palimpsest.
  • La bibliothèque conserve plusieurs palimpsestes sur parchemin.
    The library holds several parchment palimpsests.
  • Une lumière spéciale permet de lire le palimpseste.
    Special lighting makes the palimpsest readable.
  • Le copiste a effacé le premier texte avant de réutiliser ce palimpseste.
    The scribe erased the first text before reusing this palimpsest.

Parole simili

parchemin réécrit
manuscrit réemployé

Opera a strati

noun
arts
literary
Luogo o opera in cui trasformazioni successive lasciano affiorare tracce antiche sotto quelle recenti.

Esempi

  • La ville est un palimpseste de quartiers bâtis à différentes époques.
    The city is a palimpsest of districts built in different periods.
  • Ce roman forme un palimpseste où affleurent plusieurs récits.
    The novel forms a palimpsest in which several stories show through.
  • Le paysage reste un palimpseste de cultures anciennes.
    The landscape remains a palimpsest of earlier cultures.
  • Ses souvenirs composent un palimpseste de voix et de lieux.
    Her memories form a palimpsest of voices and places.
  • L'historienne lit la façade comme un palimpseste architectural.
    The historian reads the façade as an architectural palimpsest.

Parole simili

superposition
stratification

Etimologia

Dal latino palimpsestus, preso dal greco palímpsēstos, «raschiato di nuovo».

FAQ

Che cosa significa palimpseste?

In origine, un manoscritto riutilizzato dopo aver cancellato il primo testo.

Una città può essere un palimpseste?

Sì, quando restano visibili i suoi strati più antichi.

Palimpseste è maschile?

Sì: un palimpseste.

Quale materiale si riutilizzava?

La pergamena veniva raschiata o lavata prima di scriverci ancora.

Il testo antico scompare sempre?

No, a volte ne restano tracce recuperabili.

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