Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
MANUSCRIPT
manuscript, ms
(noun) the form of a literary work submitted for publication
manuscript, holograph
(noun) handwritten book or document
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
manuscript (not comparable)
handwritten, or by extension manually typewritten, as opposed to being mechanically reproduced.
Noun
manuscript (plural manuscripts)
A book, composition or any other document, written by hand (or manually typewritten), not mechanically reproduced.
A single, original copy of a book, article, composition etc, written by hand or even printed, submitted as original for (copy-editing and) reproductive publication.
Synonyms
• ms or ms.
Synonyms
• handwrit
• autograph
• handwriting
Source: Wiktionary
Man"u*script, a. Etym: [L. manu scriptus. See Manual, and Scribe.]
Definition: Written with or by the hand; not printed; as, a manuscript volume.
Man"u*script, n. Etym: [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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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