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- [skrahyb]
- /skraɪb/
- /skraɪb/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [skrahyb]
- /skraɪb/
Definitions of scribe word
- noun scribe Augustin Eugène [oh-gys-tan œ-zhen] /oʊ güsˈtɛ̃ œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), 1791–1861, French dramatist. 1
- verb without object scribe to act as a scribe; write. 1
- verb with object scribe to mark or score (wood or the like) with a pointed instrument as a guide to cutting or assembling. 1
- noun scribe copier of manuscripts 1
- transitive verb scribe write down 1
- intransitive verb scribe write, be a scribe 1
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Origin of scribe
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 Scribe
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
scribe 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.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
scribe usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for scribe
noun scribe
- anchorperson — the primary reporter on a news television broadcast
- author — The author of a piece of writing is the person who wrote it.
- biographer — Someone's biographer is a person who writes an account of their life.
- broadcaster — A broadcaster is someone who gives talks or takes part in interviews and discussions on radio or television programmes.
- freelancer — freelance (def 1).
verb scribe
- authored — a person who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc.; the composer of a literary work, as distinguished from a compiler, translator, editor, or copyist.
- authoring — Authoring is the creation of documents, especially for the Internet.
- bang out — If a company bangs out a poor quality product, they produce large quantities of it in order to make money.
- chalk — Chalk is a type of soft white rock. You can use small pieces of it for writing or drawing with.
- chalking — a soft, white, powdery limestone consisting chiefly of fossil shells of foraminifers.
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