noun
manuscript
MAN-yuh-skrihpt
noun
1
A document written by hand, or, more commonly today, an author's original text submitted before it is published.
"She sent the finished manuscript to twelve publishers."
"The museum displayed a medieval manuscript decorated with gold leaf."
How to Use Manuscript
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA book or document as originally written, whether by hand or typed, before it goes to print.
Common pairings
submit a manuscript
unpublished manuscript
illuminated manuscript
Word Forms
manuscripts plural
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Etymology
From Latin manū scrīptus, literally "written by hand."