manuscript

noun

/ˈmænjuskrɪpt/

(abbreviation MS)

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a copy of a book, piece of music, etc. before it has been printed
- an unpublished/original manuscript
- in manuscript I read her poems in manuscript.
Extra Examples
- He submitted the manuscript to an editor at Longman.
- He was delighted when the manuscript was accepted for publication.
- I only have one copy of the manuscript.
- The text ran to dozens of pages in manuscript form.
- the original autograph manuscript of the poem
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- original
- autograph
- handwritten
- …
… of manuscript
- copy
verb + manuscript
- write
- prepare
- type
- …
manuscript + noun
- page
- form
- submission
- …
preposition
- in manuscript
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a very old book or document that was written by hand before printing was invented
- medieval illuminated manuscripts
Extra Examples
- the surviving manuscript of ‘Beowulf’
- One contemporary manuscript shows Henry II crowned by the hand of Christ.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- ancient
- early
- medieval
- …
manuscript + verb
- survive
manuscript + noun
- illumination
- collection
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Word Originlate 16th cent.: from medieval Latin manuscriptus, from manu ‘by hand’ + scriptus ‘written’ (past participle of scribere).

单词	manuscript
释义	manuscript noun /ˈmænjuskrɪpt/ /ˈmænjuskrɪpt/ (abbreviation MS) jump to other results a copy of a book, piece of music, etc. before it has been printed an unpublished/original manuscript in manuscript I read her poems in manuscript. Extra Examples He submitted the manuscript to an editor at Longman. He was delighted when the manuscript was accepted for publication. I only have one copy of the manuscript. The text ran to dozens of pages in manuscript form. the original autograph manuscript of the poem Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective original autograph handwritten … … of manuscript copy verb + manuscript write prepare type … manuscript + noun page form submission … preposition in manuscript See full entry a very old book or document that was written by hand before printing was invented medieval illuminated manuscripts Extra Examples the surviving manuscript of ‘Beowulf’ One contemporary manuscript shows Henry II crowned by the hand of Christ. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective ancient early medieval … manuscript + verb survive manuscript + noun illumination collection See full entry Word Originlate 16th cent.: from medieval Latin manuscriptus, from manu ‘by hand’ + scriptus ‘written’ (past participle of scribere).
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