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==Definitions==
==Definitions==
*1: : one employed to [[write]] from [[dictation]] or to copy [[manuscript]]
*1: one employed to [[write]] from [[dictation]] or to copy [[manuscript]]
==Description==
==Description==
'''Amanuensis''' (pronounced /əˌmænjuːˈɛnsɪs/) is a [[Latin]] [[word]] adopted in various [[languages]], including [[English]], for certain [[persons]] performing a function by hand, either [[writing]] down the words of another or performing manual labour. The term is derived from a [[Latin]] [[expression]] which may be [[literally]] translated as "manual labourer".
'''Amanuensis''' (pronounced /əˌmænjuːˈɛnsɪs/) is a [[Latin]] [[word]] adopted in various [[languages]], including [[English]], for certain [[persons]] performing a function by hand, either [[writing]] down the words of another or performing manual labour. The term is derived from a [[Latin]] [[expression]] which may be [[literally]] translated as "manual labourer".