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man·u·script
/
ˈmæn
yəˌskrɪpt
/
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[
man
-y
uh
-skript
]
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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
5.
handwritten or typed, not professionally printed.
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Origin:
1590–1600;
<
Medieval Latin
manūscrīptus
written by hand, equivalent to
Latin
manū
by hand (ablative of
manus
) +
scrīptus
written; see
script
Related forms
man·u·script·al,
adjective
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manuscript
(ˈmænjʊˌskrɪpt)
—
n
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
3.
a. handwriting, as opposed to printing
b. (
as modifier
):
a manuscript document
[C16: from Medieval Latin
manūscriptus,
from Latin
manus
hand +
scribere
to write]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
manuscript
1597, from M.L. manuscriptum, from L. manu scriptus "written by hand," from manu, abl. of manus "hand" (see
manual
) + scriptus, pp. of scribere "to write" (see
script
). Abbreviation is MS, plural MSS.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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corpus.
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with boundless delight.
He sent a
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off to some editors, and they all rejected it.
The editor, however, requested four copies of the revised
manuscript
so he could send it out for a second round of review.
More than two dozen publishers turned the
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down.
Here's hoping the editor takes a glance at my
manuscript
soon.
The result is a strange product-more a collection of notes than a polished
manuscript
.
The
manuscript
has been rejected once, but he's trying again.
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