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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAmanuensis
/əˌmæn.juˈɛn.sɪs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person employed to write down what another person says.
"The author had an amanuensis who transcribed his lectures into written form." - 2
A secretary or assistant who takes dictation.
"In the past, many lawyers relied on an amanuensis to document their meetings."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'amanuensis' originates from the Latin word 'amanuensis', meaning 'one who works with the hand'. It evolved through the Medieval Latin usage, referring to a scribe or secretary, and has been used in English since the 17th century to denote someone who writes down what another person dictates.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Amanuensis" is said worldwide
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Amanuensis
Transliteration: amanouensis
"L'auteur avait un amanuensis qui transcrivait ses conférences."
Amanuensis
Transliteration: amanuensis
"Der Autor hatte einen Amanuensis, der seine Vorlesungen aufschrieb."
Amanuense
Transliteration: amanuense
"L'autore aveva un amanuense che trascriveva le sue lezioni."
Amanuense
Transliteration: amanuense
"El autor tenía un amanuense que transcribía sus conferencias."
Amanuense
Transliteration: amanuense
"O autor tinha um amanuense que transcrevia suas palestras."
लेखक सहायक
Transliteration: lekhak sahayak
"लेखक के पास एक लेखक सहायक था जो उसकी व्याख्यानों को लिखता था।"
抄写员
Transliteration: chāoxiěyuán
"作者有一个抄写员负责记录他的讲座。"
필기자
Transliteration: pilgija
"작가는 그의 강의를 기록하는 필기자가 있었다."
書記
Transliteration: shoki
"著者は講義を記録する書記を持っていた。"
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