# amanuensis

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˌmænjuˈɛnsɪs/

## Definitions
1. One employed to take dictation, or copy manuscripts.
2. A clerk, secretary or stenographer, or scribe.

## Etymology
From Latin āmanuēnsis (“secretary”), from ab- (“from, off (of)”) + manus (“hand”) + -ensis (“of or from (a place)”), early 17th c.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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