How to pronounce amanuensis
American English pronunciation
uh-man-yoo-EN-sis
- IPA
- /əˌmænjuˈɛnsɪs/
- Syllables
- uh · man · yoo · EN · sis (5 syllables, stress on the 4th)
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What amanuensis means
A helper who writes down what one person says
In a sentence: The old poet could no longer see well, so his amanuensis wrote down each new line.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Latin word for a secretary, built from parts meaning "from" and "hand." It came into English in the early 17th century.
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Compare: amanuensis and scrivener
A scrivener copies documents for a living; an amanuensis writes down what one person says, as their helper.
See also: scrivener
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