Amanuensis
Pronunciation
- enPR: É™-măn'yoÍžo-Ä•nʹsÄs
- Hyphenation: amanu + en + sis
Origin
From Latin ÄmanuÄ“nsis ("secretary"), from ab, "from, off (of)" + manus, "hand" + -ensis, "of or from (a place)".
Full definition of amanuensis
Noun
amanuensis
(plural amanuenses)- One employed to take dictation, or copy manuscripts.
- A clerk, secretary or stenographer, or scribe.
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