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  1. 1. n. A parchment which has been written upon twice, the first writing having been erased to make place for the second. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. 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 Source: wordnet
  3. 3. A parchment which has been written upon twice, the first writing having been erased to make place for the second. Longfellow. Source: webster
  4. 4. A parchment which has been written upon twice, the firstwriting having been erased to make place for the second. Longfellow. Source: adambom
  5. 5. n:100 n. 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 Source: ecdict

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