scribes 1 of 2

noun

Definition of scribesnext
plural of scribe
1
as in calligraphers
one who writes from dictation or copies manuscripts variations between the different manuscripts attest to the fallibility of the scribes who transmitted them

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2
as in clerks
an official whose job is to keep records the scribe keeps the minutes of the club's meetings

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3
as in writers
a person who creates a written work a book of dusty poems by some now-forgotten scribe

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scribes

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verb

present tense third-person singular of scribe
as in files
to mark with or as if with a line or groove carefully scribed two lines into the wood

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  1. clerks
  2. writers
  3. scratches
  4. secretaries
Noun
  • Closures include the Supreme Court of Maryland, the Appellate Court of Maryland, the circuit courts, the District Court of Maryland, the Orphans’ Courts and the offices of the clerks of court.
    Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Also, proceedings tend to slow down this time of the year due to the Christmas and New Year holidays, during which many judges, clerks and other court employees are away from work.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of clerks
Noun
  • There’s still time for some reflection on 2024, and The Athletic’s tennis writers Matt Futterman and Charlie Eccleshare are here for the first of two mailbags, answering your questions submitted earlier this month.
    Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • This year, the Pinta Pride Project has assembled more than 800 letter writers from across the country to send out cards, letters and drawings to members of the community who have asked to be included.
    Hilary Shenfeld, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of writers
Verb
  • The truth is, what many agency professionals understand about how to execute a successful partner marketing campaign only scratches the surface of its real potential—and some of it might be based on outright misconceptions.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Though none of that even scratches the surface of all the Jets’ confounding mental errors on Sunday.
    Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of scratches
Noun
  • The work a transition team does could be impacted by whether or not the incoming department secretaries have a lot of experience in the field, Lenkowsky said.
    Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 22 Dec. 2024
  • This reasoning should imply, at the least, careful scrutiny of those in charge of public forces, particularly of the secretaries of homeland security and of defense, the attorney general and the director of the FBI.
    George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 22 Dec. 2024
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