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- [skrahyb]
- /skraɪb/
- /ˈskraɪ.bəl/
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- [skrahyb]
- /skraɪb/
Definitions of scribal word
- noun scribal a person who serves as a professional copyist, especially one who made copies of manuscripts before the invention of printing. 1
- noun scribal a public clerk or writer, usually one having official status. 1
- noun scribal Also called sopher, sofer. Judaism. one of the group of Palestinian scholars and teachers of Jewish law and tradition, active from the 5th century b.c. to the 1st century a.d., who transcribed, edited, and interpreted the Bible. 1
- noun scribal a writer or author, especially a journalist. 1
- verb without object scribal to act as a scribe; write. 1
- verb with object scribal to write down. 1
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Origin of scribal
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin scrība clerk, derivative of scrībere to write
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Parts of speech for Scribal
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
scribal popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
scribal usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for scribal
adj scribal
adjective scribal
- accounting — Accounting is the activity of keeping detailed records of the amounts of money a business or person receives and spends.
- clerkish — Like or resembling a clerk.
- office — Microsoft Office
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