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amanuensis

Amanuensis (noun) means one employed to take dictation, or copy manuscripts.

noun
1
One employed to take dictation, or copy manuscripts.
2
A clerk, secretary or stenographer, or scribe.
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Etymology

From Latin āmanuēnsis (“secretary”), from ab- (“from, off (of)”) + manus (“hand”) + -ensis (“of or from (a place)”), early 17th c.

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What is the meaning of amanuensis?

"amanuensis" (noun) means one employed to take dictation, or copy manuscripts.

What are the different meanings of amanuensis?

"amanuensis" has 2 main meanings: 1. One employed to take dictation, or copy manuscripts; 2. A clerk, secretary or stenographer, or scribe.

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