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scribe

nounCommon GRE wordMore S words

a person who copies documents or writes by hand

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Scribe in a sentence

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Medieval scribes painstakingly copied manuscripts by candlelight.

Synonyms
copyistclerkamanuensis
Antonyms

None listed.

Common questions

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Scribe (noun) means a person who copies documents or writes by hand
Here is scribe used in an example sentence: "Medieval scribes painstakingly copied manuscripts by candlelight."
Common synonyms for scribe include copyist, clerk, amanuensis.
Scribe is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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