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scrivener's palsy

scrivener's palsy noun: writer's cramp.

Noun

scrivener's palsy (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) writer's cramp

Questions about scrivener's palsy

What does scrivener's palsy mean?
Scrivener's palsy means writer's cramp.
What part of speech is scrivener's palsy?
Scrivener's palsy is a noun.

Words near scrivener's palsy in the dictionary

  1. scrivans
  2. scrive
  3. scrived
  4. Scriven
  5. scrivener
  6. scrivener's palsy
  7. scriveneries
  8. scriveners
  9. scrivenership
  10. scrivenery
  11. scrivening

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