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单词 manuscript
释义

manuscript

[ man-yuh-skript ]
/ ˈmæn yəˌskrɪpt /
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noun

the original text of an author's work, handwritten or now usually typed, that is submitted to a publisher.
any text not printed.
a book or document written before the invention of printing.
writing, as distinguished from print.

adjective

handwritten or typed, not professionally printed.

Origin of manuscript

1590–1600; <Medieval Latin manūscrīptus written by hand, equivalent to Latin manū by hand (ablative of manus) + scrīptus written; see script

OTHER WORDS FROM manuscript

man·u·script·al, adjective

Words nearby manuscript

manumit, man up, manure, manus, Manu Samoa, manuscript, Manutius, Manville, manward, manway, manwise
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British Dictionary definitions for manuscript

manuscript
/ (ˈmænjʊˌskrɪpt) /

noun

a book or other document written by hand
the original handwritten or typed version of a book, article, etc, as submitted by an author for publication
  1. handwriting, as opposed to printing
  2. (as modifier)a manuscript document

Word Origin for manuscript

C16: from Medieval Latin manūscriptus, from Latin manus hand + scribere to write
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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