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manuscript

[ man-yuh-skript ]

noun

  1. the original text of an author's work, handwritten or now usually typed, that is submitted to a publisher.
  2. any text not printed.
  3. a book or document written before the invention of printing.
  4. writing, as distinguished from print.


adjective

  1. handwritten or typed, not professionally printed.

manuscript

/ ˈmænjʊˌskrɪpt /

noun

  1. a book or other document written by hand
  2. the original handwritten or typed version of a book, article, etc, as submitted by an author for publication
    1. handwriting, as opposed to printing
    2. ( as modifier )

      a manuscript document

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of manuscript1

1590–1600; < Medieval Latin manūscrīptus written by hand, equivalent to Latin manū by hand (ablative of manus ) + scrīptus written; script
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Word History and Origins

Origin of manuscript1

C16: from Medieval Latin manūscriptus, from Latin manus hand + scribere to write
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Example Sentences

Similarly, when we submit manuscripts, unacceptable things happen.

It made sense from a marketing standpoint to publish the manuscript when there was mass interest in the experiment, but in hindsight it was too soon.

From Quartz

Plomer claimed that the two were drawn to the manuscript, which dealt frankly with interracial love, only because it was written “with hard pencil on thin paper” — he had no typewriter and ordinary paper was heavy and expensive to mail.

From Ozy

It's not unprecedented to uncover previously hidden texts on ancient manuscripts.

He was never officially asked to join, but on the last day he was given a long-term task — to finish a manuscript the group had been working on since 1975.

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