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man⋅u⋅script

  [man-yuh-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.
Origin:
1590–1600; < ML manūscrīptus written by hand, equiv. to L manū by hand (abl. of manus) + scrīptus written; see script

Related forms:
man⋅u⋅script⋅al, adjective
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man·u·script   (mān'yə-skrĭpt')   
n.  
  1. A book, document, or other composition written by hand.
  2. A typewritten or handwritten version of a book, an article, a document, or other work, especially the author's own copy, prepared and submitted for publication in print.
  3. Handwriting.

[From Medieval Latin manūscrīptum, from neuter of manūscrīptus, handwritten : Latin manū, ablative of manus, hand; see man-2 in Indo-European roots + Latin scrīptus, past participle of scrībere, to write; see skrībh- in Indo-European roots.]
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Manuscript

Man"u*script\, a. [L. manu scriptus. See Manual, and Scribe.] Written with or by the hand; not printed; as, a manuscript volume.

Manuscript

Man"u*script\, n. [LL. manuscriptum, lit., something written with the hand. See Manuscript, a.]

1. A literary or musical composition written with the hand, as distinguished from a printed copy.

2. Writing, as opposed to print; as, the book exists only in manuscript. --Craik.

Note: The word is often abbreviated to MS., plural MSS.
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Language Translation for : manuscript
Spanish: manuscrito,
German: das Manuskript,
Japanese: 原稿
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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, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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