amanuensis

  • 11AMANUENSIS — vide infra Scriptor …

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  • 12amanuensis — ► NOUN (pl. amanuenses) ▪ a literary assistant, in particular one who takes dictation. ORIGIN Latin, from servus a manu slave at handwriting, secretary …

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  • 13amanuensis — [ə man΄yo͞o en′sis] n. pl. amanuenses [ə man΄yoo wensēz΄] [L < a (ab), from + manu, abl. of manus, a hand (see MANUAL) + ensis, relating to] an assistant who takes dictation or copies something already written; secretary: now a somewhat… …

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  • 14amanuensis —    (ah man yoo EHN sis) [Latin, short for servus amanuensis: servant at hand] A personal secretary who writes down everything that is spoken; a literary assistant.    More than that, she became an acolyte at the foot of the sage, an amanuensis… …

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  • 15amanuensis — UK [əˌmænjuˈensɪs] / US noun [countable] Word forms amanuensis : singular amanuensis plural amanuenses very formal a secretary, especially one who helps a writer or artist …

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  • 16amanuénsis — a [ nz ] m (ẹ̑) nekdaj nižji uslužbenec, navadno v knjižnici: bil je amanuensis v dvorni knjižnici / amanuensis slavnega biologa …

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  • 17amanuensis — /euh man yooh en sis/, n., pl. amanuenses / seez/. a person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another; secretary. [1610 20; < L (servus) amanuensis, equiv. to a A 4 + manu , s. of manus hand + ensis&#8230; …

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  • 18Amanuensis — Ama|nu|ẹn|sis, der; , ...ses [...ze:s; spätlat. amanuensis, aus: a manu servus = Sklave, der als Schreibkraft („als Hand“) gebraucht wird, zu lat. manus = Hand] (veraltet): Gehilfe, Schreiber; Sekretär [eines Gelehrten]: ∙ Admonition und&#8230; …

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  • 19Amanuensis — Ama|nu|en|sis der; , ...ses [...ze:s] &LT;aus gleichbed. lat. amanuensis&GT; (veraltet) Gehilfe, Schreiber, Sekretär [eines Gelehrten] …

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  • 20amanuensis — a•man•u•en•sis [[t]əˌmæn yuˈɛn sɪs[/t]] n. pl. ses ( sēz). a person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another; secretary • Etymology: 1610–20; &LT; L (servus) āmanuēnsis=ā a IV+manu , s. of manus hand +&#8230; …

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