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manuscript vs palimpsest

palimpsest vs manuscript

manuscript and palimpsest both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
manuscript Yes No No No
palimpsest Yes No No No
As nouns, palimpsest is a hyponym of manuscript; that is, palimpsest is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than manuscript:
  • manuscript: handwritten book or document
  • palimpsest: 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
Other hyponyms of manuscript include codex, leaf-book, roll, scroll.
manuscript (noun) palimpsest (noun)
the form of a literary work submitted for publication 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
handwritten book or document
Difference between manuscript and palimpsest

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