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manuscript

man·u·script [ mánnyə skrìpt ] (plural man·u·scripts)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. handwritten book: a book or other text written by hand, especially one written before the invention of printing
rare medieval manuscripts

2. author's original text: an author's text for a book, article, or other piece of written work as it is submitted for publication

3. handwriting: handwriting as opposed to the printed word
a manuscript of the text

[Late 16th century. < medieval Latin manuscriptus "written by hand" < scribere "write"]
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