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In the days before printing was common, a ~ was a person who wrote copies of things such as letters or documents.
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In the days before printing was common, a ~ was a person who wrote copies of things such as letters or documents.
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Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012