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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

/ ˈæʊˌɪ /

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

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • manuscriptal adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of manuscript1

1590–1600; < Medieval Latin ūīٳܲ written by hand, equivalent to Latin ū by hand (ablative of manus ) + īٳܲ written; script
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of manuscript1

C16: from Medieval Latin ūscriptus, from Latin manus hand + scribere to write
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Achebe forwarded the manuscript to his publisher in the UK and the book, named Weep Not, Child, was released to critical acclaim in 1964.

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Tuchman: If I’m remembering correctly, Bruce got an early look at that manuscript, so we knew pretty early on about this concern that we might not be able to reunite them.

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The justices keep providing me with so much content and so much material after I finished the manuscript.

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A manuscript once considered an unofficial "copy" of the Magna Carta is now believed to be a genuine version and ''one of the world's most valuable documents'', according to UK academics.

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She edited his manuscripts, ran his household and smoothed his rough edges.

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