[{"word":"palimpsests","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"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.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Monumental brasses that have been reused by engraving of the blank back side.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Circular features believed to be lunar craters that have been obliterated by later volcanic activity.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Geological features thought to be related to features or effects below the surface.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Memory that has been erased and re-written.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(cultural studies) The partial erasure of or superimposition on an older society or culture by a newer one.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Something bearing the traces of an earlier, erased form.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["codex rescriptus"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To scrape clean, as in parchment, for reuse.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"On paper: to reuse, often by erasure or change of pen direction or color. Especially fueled by Earth Day.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Typically refers to a multi-layered work, e.g.: new ads covering old on a roadside sign."}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/palimpsest","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/palimpsests"]}]