amanuensis

a·man·u·en·sis

A0239000 (ə-măn′yo͞o-ĕn′sĭs)n. pl. a·man·u·en·ses (-sēz) One who is employed to take dictation or to copy manuscript.

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[Latin āmanuēnsis, from the phrase (servus) ā manū, (slave) at handwriting : ā, ab, by; see ab-¹ + manū, ablative of manus, hand; see man- in Indo-European roots.]

amanuensis

(əˌmænjʊˈɛnsɪs) n, pl -ses (-siːz) a person employed to take dictation or to copy manuscripts[C17: from Latin āmanuensis, from the phrase servus ā manū slave at hand (that is, handwriting)]

a•man•u•en•sis

(əˌmæn yuˈɛn sɪs)

n., pl. -ses (-sēz). a person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another; secretary. [1610–20; < Latin (servus) āmanuēnsis=ā- a-⁴ + manu-, s. of manus hand + -ēnsis -ensis]

amanuensis

- Literally "slave at hand"—for a literary assistant, especially one who takes dictation or copies manuscripts.See also related terms for slave.

amanuensis

Formal. 1. asecretary.
2. a scribe or copyist.See also: Occupations

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Formal. 1. a secretary.
2. a scribe or copyist.See also: Aid

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

amanuensis - someone skilled in the transcription of speech (especially dictation)shorthand typist, stenographersecretarial assistant, secretary - an assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work for a boss or an organization

Translations

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