amanuensis
pronunciation
How to pronounce amanuensis in British English:
UK [əˌmænjuˈensɪs]
How to pronounce amanuensis in American English:
US [əˌmænjʊ'ensɪs]
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- Noun:
- someone skilled in the transcription of speech (especially dictation)
Word Origin
- amanuensis
- amanuensis: see manual
- amanuensis (n.)
- "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 "from" + manu, ablative of manus "hand" (see manual (adj.)).
Example
- 1. They had to find him an amanuensis .
- 2. Their employment , too , depended greatly on the character of the amanuensis .
- 3. The unearthed amanuensis from turpan and surname culture .
- 4. Official documents generally can be called amanuensis materials or files .
- 5. Paul 's letters were , as a rule , dictated to an amanuensis , a fact which accounts for some of their peculiarities .