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amanuense

  • [amaˈnwẽnse]
  • [amanuˈẽnse]

Rhymes with en.se

Where it comes from

Del latín amanuensis ('a mano'), compuesto por a manu y el sufijo ensis: -ense.

noun amanuenses

  1. paleografía Quien a mano reproduce obras escritas, o que escribe simultáneamente –al dictado.

    Similar: copista, escriba, escribano, escribiente

In English

  • copyist person who makes manual copies of works
  • amanuensis one employed to take dictation

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@misc{amanuense_2026,
  title = {amanuense},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/amanuense},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}