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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024scribe1 /skraɪb/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- one who wrote copies of written things before the invention of printing.
- a public clerk or writer.
- a writer, esp. a journalist.
scrib•al, adj. See -scrib-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024scribe1 (skrīb),USA pronunciation n., v., scribed, scrib•ing. n. - a person who serves as a professional copyist, esp. one who made copies of manuscripts before the invention of printing.
- a public clerk or writer, usually one having official status.
- JudaismAlso called sopher, sofer. one of the group of Palestinian scholars and teachers of Jewish law and tradition, active from the 5th century b.c.to the 1st century a.d.,who transcribed, edited, and interpreted the Bible.
- a writer or author, esp. a journalist.
v.i. - to act as a scribe;
write.
v.t. - to write down.
- Latin scrība clerk, derivative of scrībere to write
- Middle English 1350–1400
scrib′al, adj.
scribe2 (skrīb),USA pronunciation v., scribed, scrib•ing, n. v.t. - Buildingto mark or score (wood or the like) with a pointed instrument as a guide to cutting or assembling.
n. - Buildingscriber.
- perh. aphetic form of inscribe 1670–80
Scribe (skrēb),USA pronunciation n. Au•gus•tin Eu•gène (ō gys tan′ œ zhen′),USA pronunciation 1791–1861, French dramatist.
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