Meaning amanuensis
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"one who takes dictation," 1610s, from Latin amanuensis "adjective used as a noun," from servus a manu "secretary," literally "servant from the hand," from a &q [..]
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a literary or artistic assistant, in particular one who takes dictation or copies manuscripts Amphibology:
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The Concise Oxford English Dictionary Luxury Edition defines amanuensis as one who writes from dictation or copies manuscript; literary assistant. In other words an amanuensis is an intelligent scribe [..]
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(n) someone skilled in the transcription of speech (especially dictation)
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One employed to take dictation, or copy manuscripts. A clerk, secretary or stenographer, or scribe. *+ la|manus||hand.
Source: en.wiktionary.org

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secretary.
Source: aomol.msa.maryland.gov





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