scribes
Meaning of scribes
plural noun
- a person who copies out documents, especially one employed to do this before printing was invented.
- a Jewish recordkeeper or, later, a professional theologian and jurist.
- a pointed instrument used for making marks on wood, bricks, etc., to guide a saw or in signwriting.
- write.
he scribed a note that he passed to Dan
- mark with a pointed instrument.
mark the position of the lock body on the door edge, then scribe a centre mark
Middle English (in scribe (sense 2 of the noun)): from Latin scriba, from scribere ‘write’. The verb was first used in the sense ‘write down’; in sense 2 it is perhaps partly a shortening of describe.
Information about scribes
- The singular form of scribes is: scribe.
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Hyphenation of scribes
scribes
- It consists of 1 syllables and 7 chars.
- scribes is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
scribes synonyms
Meaning a person employed in an office or bank to keep records, accounts, and undertake other routine administrative duties:
Meaning a person employed by an individual or in an office to assist with correspondence, make appointments, and carry out administrative tasks:
Meaning a person who makes copies, especially of handwritten documents or music:
Meaning a literary or artistic assistant, in particular one who takes dictation or copies manuscripts:
Meaning a person who keeps records:
Meaning (in Nigeria and other parts of Africa) a learned man or scribe:
Meaning a person, such as a clerk, who was employed to write by hand on behalf of others:
Meaning a clerk, scribe, or notary:
Meaning a person who writes books, stories, or articles as a job or occupation:
Words that rhyme with scribes
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