manuscript
Americannoun
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the original text of an author's work, handwritten or now usually typed, that is submitted to a publisher.
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any text not printed.
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a book or document written before the invention of printing.
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writing, as distinguished from print.
adjective
noun
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a book or other document written by hand
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the original handwritten or typed version of a book, article, etc, as submitted by an author for publication
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handwriting, as opposed to printing
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( as modifier )
a manuscript document
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Other Word Forms
- manuscriptal adjective
Etymology
Origin of manuscript
1590–1600; < Medieval Latin manūscrīptus written by hand, equivalent to Latin manū by hand (ablative of manus ) + scrīptus written; script
Example Sentences
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Once, to be sure that I got a story right, I shared an excerpt of my book manuscript with Greenspan.
From Barron's
Elisha turned in his final manuscript just as the summer of 1856 ended, dramatically insisting, “The book … has been my coffin.”
From Literature
The manuscript they’ve produced is apparently even superior to the recently published book that has put him in contention for the same professorship that George’s entire future is riding on.
From Los Angeles Times
But she powered through, and sent off the manuscript.
From Los Angeles Times
In “Beginnings,” her contemporary works are in conversation with the Getty’s medieval illuminated manuscripts, creating a collision of past and present that broadens our understanding of origin and authorship.
From Los Angeles Times
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