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View synonyms for amanuensis

amanuensis

[ uh-man-yoo-en-sis ]

noun

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


amanuensis

/ əˌmænjʊˈɛnsɪs /

noun

  1. a person employed to take dictation or to copy manuscripts
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of amanuensis1

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

Origin of amanuensis1

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

Bart was an untrained tune savant, a latter-day Irving Berlin; if the songs are so hummable it’s probably because his composition method was built on humming them to an amanuensis.

She became not only Wiggins’ full-time caregiver but her amanuensis and archivist.

When it comes to John Watson, Holmes’s best friend, amanuensis and sometimes roommate, Holmes criticizes him, deceives him, disappears for years and lets Watson believe him dead.

The Jacksons had grown weary of the Motown factory system — the strict control of songwriting, production and other aspects of art and commerce exercised by Gordy and his amanuenses.

Gilot is Picasso’s amanuensis, his interlocutor and interpreter, his money manager, his model.

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