Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
palimpséstico
English translation:
palimpsistic
Added to glossary by
yolanda Speece
Jan 27, 2007 11:21
17 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Efficiency and effectiveness!!!
Native in: English 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, English
palimpséstico
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
I found this word in a scholarly journal I was reading.
La caracterización que hace Michel Foucault del concepto de genealogía en su ensayo "Nietzsche, Genealogy, History" destaca el tono grisáceo de dicho concepto, subraya la meticulosidad documental que este concepto requiere, el ambiente de pergaminos enredados y confusos dentro del cual se desarrolla, y finalmente destaca el carácter palimpséstico de este discurso histórico-familiar (139). 1 El perfil foucaultniano de la genealogía presentado en el epígrafe a este trabajo sugiere de inmediato el ángulo transgresivo de esta construcción narrativa al subrayar su tira y afloja entre continuidad y [End Page 339] ruptura.
What does this word mean and is there a simpler word that can be used to say the same thing and I guess the question is why wasn't it used even though it was a scholarly journal?
La caracterización que hace Michel Foucault del concepto de genealogía en su ensayo "Nietzsche, Genealogy, History" destaca el tono grisáceo de dicho concepto, subraya la meticulosidad documental que este concepto requiere, el ambiente de pergaminos enredados y confusos dentro del cual se desarrolla, y finalmente destaca el carácter palimpséstico de este discurso histórico-familiar (139). 1 El perfil foucaultniano de la genealogía presentado en el epígrafe a este trabajo sugiere de inmediato el ángulo transgresivo de esta construcción narrativa al subrayar su tira y afloja entre continuidad y [End Page 339] ruptura.
What does this word mean and is there a simpler word that can be used to say the same thing and I guess the question is why wasn't it used even though it was a scholarly journal?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | palimpsistic |
Davorka Grgic
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| 4 | poco claro y repetitivo |
patricia scott
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Change log
Jan 27, 2007 11:39: Cristina Heraud-van Tol changed "Language pair" from "English to Spanish" to "Spanish to English"
Proposed translations
43 mins
Davorka Grgic
Native in Spanish
Competent quick and precise.
Native in: Croatian 
, Spanish
Works in: Dutch to Spanish, Dutch to Croatian, English to Croatian, and 12 more.
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8
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palimpsistic
PALIMPSEST
a manuscript which has been re-used by scraping off the original text and writing over the top
http://medievalwriting.50megs.com/glossary2.htm
A manuscript on which an earlier text has been effaced and the vellum or parchment reused for another. It was a common practice, particularly in medieval ecclesiastical circles, to rub out an earlier piece of writing by means of washing or scraping the manuscript, in order to prepare it for a new text.
http://www.lynnerutter.com/glossary.html
From the Greek palimpsestos ("scraped again"), a palimpsest is reused writing support material from which theunderlying text has been erased (by washing in the case of papyrus and by using scraping devices in the case of parchment). Erasure was not always complete and an underlying text can often be read with the assistance of ultraviolet light.
http://www.ceu.hu/medstud/manual/MMM/glossary.html
A manuscript written on a surface from which one or more earlier writings have been erased as completely as possible. Sometimes known as Rescript.
http://bibliomania.net/Glossary.html
Any writing SUPPORT (parchment, paper, or papyrus) whose original text has been erased and which has been subsequently reused to receive other writing. The original text may still be visible or recoverable through the use of ultra-violet light.
www.slais.ubc.ca/people/students/student-http://projects/M_...
a manuscript which has been cleared of its inscriptions, either by scraping or pumice abrasion, and reused
http://members.tripod.com/bibliomane/o_p.htm
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
http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
A palimpsest is a manuscript page, scroll, or book that has been written on, scraped off, and used again. The word palimpsest comes from two Greek roots (palin + psEn) meaning "scraped again." Romans wrote on wax-coated tablets that could be reused, and a passing use of the rather bookish term "palimpsest" by Cicero seems to refer to this practice.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palimpsest
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "This fits exactly and explains a lot! Thanks Davorka!!!"
16 mins
poco claro y repetitivo
I guess this is the simplified idea
Discussion
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1. A manuscript, typically of papyrus or parchment, that has been written on more than once, with the earlier writing incompletely erased and often legible.
2. An object, place, or area that reflects its history