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manuscript

/ˈmænjəˌskɹɪpt/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A book, composition or any other document, written by hand (or manually typewritten), not mechanically reproduced.
  2. A single, original copy of a book, article, composition etc, written by hand or even printed, submitted as original for (copy-editing and) reproductive publication.
  3. Handwritten, or by extension manually typewritten, as opposed to being mechanically reproduced.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

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