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单词 amanuensing
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amanuensingn.

Brit. /əˌmanjʊˈɛnsɪŋ/, U.S. /əˌmænjʊˈɛnsɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: amanuensis n., -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < amanuens- (in amanuensis n.) + -ing suffix1. Compare later amanuense v.
Now rare.
The action of writing from dictation; the occupation of an amanuensis.
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1839 Burton's Gentleman's Mag. Aug. 115 We would therefore caution him to pause in his system of amanuensing.
1893 R. L. Stevenson Let. 19 Feb. in Vailima Lett. (1895) 247 I shall be no sooner done with the present amanuensing racket than I shall put myself outside a pint of Guinness.
1983 New Society 1 Sept. 339/1 (advt.) The work involves assisting a disabled post-graduate student at Aberdeen University, including academic work (amanuensing, reading onto tape).
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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