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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