manuscript
1 of 2adjective
man·u·script ˈman-yə-ˌskript 
: written by hand or typed
manuscript letters
manuscript poems
manuscript
2 of 2noun
1
: a written or typewritten composition or document as distinguished from a printed copy
also : a document submitted for publication
The library owns the author's original manuscript.
2
: writing as opposed to print
Synonyms
Noun
- calligraphy
- handwriting
- longhand
- penmanship
- script
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Example Sentences
Noun The library owns the author's original manuscript. a copy of the composer's manuscript
Recent Examples on the Web
Naib Mian, The New Yorker, 1 June 2022 That bucolic vision was disrupted when the university president, aware of Stewart’s knowledge of early Christian sites in the Middle East, asked him to take on a manuscript preservation project for the Orthodox Christian church in northern Lebanon. Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 May 2021 Emma Dibdin, Town & Country, 7 Sep. 2022 But the finished manuscript is lost at sea on the way back to Cambridge, Mass., shattering its author’s hopes and his family’s prospects. Daniel Akst, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022 Next month, the manuscript will finally return to the Kosinitza Monastery, reports the Times. Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Aug. 2022 Nicole Brown, a researcher for the College of William & Mary and Colonial Williamsburg, recently came across an unpublished manuscript written by the daughter of Ambler about life during the Revolution. Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2022 Wilding questioned the manuscript's watermark and provenance and shared serious doubts about its authenticity. Claudia Dominguez, CNN, 24 Aug. 2022 The University of Michigan library acquired the manuscript in 1938 as a bequest from a Detroit businessman named Tracy McGregor. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 19 Aug. 2022 The original manuscript of one such talk on Kafka survives and can today be read in toto. Cynthia Ozick, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2022 Deborah Watts, a cousin of Emmett's who heads the Emmett Till Legacy Foundation, told the AP the manuscript provides new evidence that should lead to criminal charges against Donham. Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com, 15 July 2022 See More
Adjective
Sikander’s anti-nostalgic relationship to the manuscript tradition allows her to both advance and deconstruct its idioms. Naib Mian, The New Yorker, 1 June 2022 That bucolic vision was disrupted when the university president, aware of Stewart’s knowledge of early Christian sites in the Middle East, asked him to take on a manuscript preservation project for the Orthodox Christian church in northern Lebanon. Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 May 2021 Noun
Lawrence was also reportedly inspired by the manuscript for E.M. Forster's Maurice, a tragic and semi-autobiographical love story about a gay couple. Emma Dibdin, Town & Country, 7 Sep. 2022 But the finished manuscript is lost at sea on the way back to Cambridge, Mass., shattering its author’s hopes and his family’s prospects. Daniel Akst, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022 Next month, the manuscript will finally return to the Kosinitza Monastery, reports the Times. Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Aug. 2022 Nicole Brown, a researcher for the College of William & Mary and Colonial Williamsburg, recently came across an unpublished manuscript written by the daughter of Ambler about life during the Revolution. Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2022 Wilding questioned the manuscript's watermark and provenance and shared serious doubts about its authenticity. Claudia Dominguez, CNN, 24 Aug. 2022 The University of Michigan library acquired the manuscript in 1938 as a bequest from a Detroit businessman named Tracy McGregor. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 19 Aug. 2022 The original manuscript of one such talk on Kafka survives and can today be read in toto. Cynthia Ozick, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2022 Deborah Watts, a cousin of Emmett's who heads the Emmett Till Legacy Foundation, told the AP the manuscript provides new evidence that should lead to criminal charges against Donham. Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com, 15 July 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Latin manu scriptus
First Known Use
Adjective
1597, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1571, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing manuscript
Kids Definition
manuscript
noun
man·u·script ˈman-yə-ˌskript
1
: a document written by hand especially before the development of printing
2
: the original copy of a writer's work before it is printed
manuscripts
noun
as in handwritings
writing done by hand beautiful, careful manuscript on the school's diplomas Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- handwritings
- calligraphies
- scripts
- letterings
- longhands
- penmanships
- phonographies
- stenos
- stenographies
- shorthands
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- prints
- types
- typewritings
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