as in scribes
one who writes from dictation or copies manuscripts
thanks to the efforts of his dutiful amanuensis, copies of most of the author's letters and unpublished manuscripts have been preserved
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scribes
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It is accompanied by a quietly trenchant voice over, mostly written by scribes Rafael Cobos and Fran Araújo, explaining intricacies of characters and historical through-lines.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025 -
Jared Hess returns to direct and will write the script with Chris Galletta, one of the scribes of the original.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Amanuenses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amanuenses. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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