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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmænjʊskrɪpt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈmænjəˌskrɪpt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(man′yə skript′)

man•u•script /ˈmænyəˌskrɪpt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

a written, typewritten, or computer-produced piece of writing before being set in type:handed in his manuscript late.
a piece of writing on parchment or paper before books were invented:ancient and forgotten manuscripts.

See -man-¹, -scrib-.

man•u•script (man′yə skript′),USA pronunciation n.

the original text of an author's work, handwritten or now usually typed, that is submitted to a publisher.
any text not printed.
a book or document written before the invention of printing.
writing, as distinguished from print.

adj.

handwritten or typed, not professionally printed.

Medieval Latin manūscrīptus written by hand, equivalent. to Latin manū by hand (ablative of manus) + scrīptus written; see script
1590–1600

man′u•script′al, adj.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

manuscript /ˈmænjʊˌskrɪpt/ n

a book or other document written by hand
the original handwritten or typed version of a book, article, etc, as submitted by an author for publication
handwriting, as opposed to printing

Etymology: 16th Century: from Medieval Latin manūscriptus, from Latin manus hand + scribere to write

'manuscript' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

autograph - bona fide - corrupt - corruption - edit - engross - folio - foliate - gloss - hectograph - holograph - interpolate - Kells - lacuna - Limburg - limn - marginalia - miniature - MS. - paginate - palimpsest - parchment - pour - print - protocol - rubric - Traherne - transcript - uncial - acne - amendment - anopisthograph - auctorial - blue-pencil - Book of Kells - capercaillie - chrysograph - codex - coeval - colophon - commentate - commit - copyedit - copyeditor - doctor - expertise - facsimile - foliation - foul - foul matter

Synonyms: composition, parchment, paper, document, original, more...

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "manuscript" in the title:

an occasional flourish of the manuscript
Author's manuscript/style (talking about a painter)
believed the manuscript to be authentic
bring manuscript to the public
first Harry Potter manuscript
For a decade, the manuscript on time was left untouched
he brought part of the manuscript, <and he read> passages.
I have typed out your manuscript.
"manuscript" and "paper"
Manuscript and transcription
manuscript decoration
Manuscript gr. 666, fol. 2v [gr. & fol.]
Manuscript vs draft
manuscript vs publication vs volume vs proofs
manuscript-quality report
Obey it...and delete it before sending your manuscript to press
printing the letters (“manuscript” hand)
Rejecting the manuscript
review-finished manuscript
the little manuscript
The manuscript contains a learned disquisition on the Italian language.
They <kindly> made their manuscript available

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