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man·u·script
(măn′yə-skrĭpt′)n.
1. A handwritten book, poem, or other document, or a collection of such handwritten documents bound together: The contents of the manuscript include a romance and a saint's life.
2. A version of a book, article, or other work before being published or prepared for publication: The author submitted the manuscript as a text file.
3. Handwriting, especially in contrast to print: Her last poems were left in manuscript.
[From Medieval Latin manūscrīptum, from neuter of manūscrīptus, handwritten : Latin manū, ablative of manus, hand; see man- in Indo-European roots + Latin scrīptus, past participle of scrībere, to write; see skrībh- in Indo-European roots.]
manuscript
(ˈmænjʊˌskrɪpt)n
1. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a book or other document written by hand
2. (Journalism & Publishing) 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]
man•u•script
(ˈmæn yəˌskrɪpt)n.
1. a written, typewritten, or computer-produced text before being set in type.
2. writing as distinguished from print.
adj. 3. written by hand or using a typewriter or word processor: manuscript documents.
[1590–1600; < Medieval Latin manūscrīptus written by hand = Latin manū, abl. of manus hand + scrīptus written; see script]
manuscript
- acephalous - A manuscript lacking a beginning could be called acephalous.
- autograph - Comes from Greek, then Latin autographum, meaning "self-written"; it originally meant "author's own manuscript."
- manuscript - Originally an adjective meaning "written by hand"; manuscript can refer to a handwritten piece of music.
- palimpsest - Can describe a manuscript or writing surface that has been reused, erased, or altered while retaining traces of its earlier form—and, by extension, an object, place, or area that reflects its history.
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| Noun | 1. |  manuscript - the form of a literary work submitted for publicationpiece of writing, written material, writing - the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect); "the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing" |
| 2. |  manuscript - handwritten book or document autograph - something written by one's own hand palimpsest - a manuscript (usually written on papyrus or parchment) on which more than one text has been written with the earlier writing incompletely erased and still visible |
Translations
كِتاب مَخْطوطمَخْطُوطٌمَخْطوطَه
rukopis
manuskriptskrifthåndskrift
käsikirjoituskäsin kirjoitettu teos
rukopis
handrit
原稿
원고
manuskriptasmašinraštisrankraštis
manuskriptsrokraksts
handskriftmanusmanuskript
หนังสือที่เขียนด้วยลายมือ
el yazması kitapelyazmasıkitap müsveddesi
bản viết tay
manuscript
[ˈmænjʊskrɪpt]A. N → manuscrito m; (= original of book, article) → original m
B. ADJ → manuscrito
manuscript
n → Manuskript nt; (ancient also) → Handschrift f; the novel is still in manuscript → der Roman ist noch in Manuskriptform; I read it first in manuscript form → ich habe es zuerst als Manuskript gelesen
manuscript
(ˈmӕnjuskript) noun1. the handwritten or typed material for a book etc, usually prepared for printing. The publishers have lost the manuscript of my book.
2. a book or document written by hand. a collection of manuscripts and printed books.