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amanuensis

a·man·u·en·sis [ ə mànnyoo énssiss ] (plural a·man·u·en·ses [ ə mànnyoo én sz ])


noun 
Definition:
 
1. scribe: somebody employed by a person to write from his or her dictation or to copy manuscripts

2. writer's assistant: a writer's assistant with research and secretarial duties

[Early 17th century. < Latin< a manu "by hand" (in servus a manu "enslaved servant with secretarial duties")]
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