Friday word: Amanuensis

[med_cat]

Today, I bring you yet another sesquipedalian word :P
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amanuensis, n. aman·u·en·sis \ə-ˌman-yə-ˈwen(t)-səs\
plural aman·u·en·ses \-(ˌ)sēz\

: one employed to write from dictation or to copy manuscript

(so, a fancy word for 'scribe' or 'copyist')

Example:
<thanks to the efforts of his dutiful amanuensis, copies of most of the author's letters and unpublished manuscripts have been preserved>

Etymology:
Latin, from (servus) a manu slave with secretarial duties

First Known Use: 1619

<thanks to="" the="" efforts="" of="" his="" dutiful="" amanuensis,="" copies="" most="" author's="" letters="" and="" unpublished="" manuscripts="" have="" been="" preserved="">

Comments

[sasuran.livejournal.com]

One of my favourite words! :)

[med_cat]

It is one of those fun words to say, isn't it ;)

[trellia-chan.livejournal.com]

Another beautiful ornate word that means something so simple and straightforward. :-).

[med_cat]

Yes :) Have you seen a poem about sesquipedalian words?

[trellia-chan.livejournal.com]

I haven't! :-).

here you are :)

[med_cat]

It's

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia
by
Nancy Posey, which you can find here:

http://med-cat.livejournal.com/479503.html