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scriba

Pronunciation: /ˈskri.ba/

“scriba” is an Italian word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. scribe, amanuensis
  2. hack journalist
  3. scribe, copyist

In Italian

  1. in molte civiltà dell'età antica, chi redigeva manoscritti per conto dello stato

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin scrība. Doublet of scrivano.

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