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manuscript

Syllabification: (man·u·script)
Pronunciation: /ˈmanyəˌskript/

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Definition of manuscript

noun

  • a book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed:an illuminated manuscript
  • an author’s text that has not yet been published:preparing the final manuscript her autobiography remained in manuscript

Origin:

late 16th century: from medieval Latin manuscriptus, from manu 'by hand' + scriptus 'written' (past participle of scribere)

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