amanuensis

[ uh-man-yoo-en-sis ]
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noun,plural a·man·u·en·ses [uh-man-yoo-en-seez]. /əˌmæn yuˈɛn siz/.
  1. a person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another; secretary.

Origin of amanuensis

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1610–20; <Latin (servus) āmanuēnsis, equivalent to ā-a-4 + manu-, stem of manus hand + -ēnsis-ensis

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amanuensis

/ (əˌmænjʊˈɛnsɪs) /


nounplural -ses (-siːz)
  1. a person employed to take dictation or to copy manuscripts

Origin of amanuensis

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C17: from Latin āmanuensis, from the phrase servus ā manū slave at hand (that is, handwriting)

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