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  • 1manuscript — man|u|script [ˈmænjuskrıpt] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: manu scriptus written by hand ] 1.) a book or piece of writing before it is printed in manuscript ▪ I read his novel in manuscript. ▪ Unfortunately, parts of the original manuscript …

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  • 2Manuscript — Man u*script, n. [LL. manuscriptum, lit., something written with the hand. See {Manuscript}, a.] 1. An original literary or musical composition written by the author, formerly with the hand, now usually by typewriter or word processor. It is… …

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  • 3Manuscript — Man u*script, a. [L. manu scriptus. See {Manual}, and {Scribe}.] Written with or by the hand; not printed; as, a manuscript volume. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 4manuscript — [man′yo͞o skript΄, man′yəskript΄] adj. [L manu scriptus, written by hand < manu, abl. of manus, hand (see MANUAL) + scriptus, pp. of scribere, to write: see SCRIBE] 1. written by hand or with a typewriter, not printed 2. designating writing… …

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  • 5Manuscript culture — The transition of communication technology: Oral Culture, Manuscript Culture, Print Culture, and Information Age[dubious – discuss] Manuscript culture uses manuscripts to store and disseminate information; in the West, it generally preceded the… …

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  • 6Manuscript — Christ Pantocrator seated in a capital U in an illuminated manuscript from the BadischeLandesbibliothek, Germany …

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  • 7manuscript — noun 1 copy of a book that has not yet been printed ADJECTIVE ▪ original ▪ autograph, handwritten ▪ the original autograph manuscript of the poem ▪ unpublished ▪ …

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  • 8manuscript — [[t]mæ̱njʊskrɪpt[/t]] manuscripts 1) N COUNT: also in N A manuscript is a handwritten or typed document, especially a writer s first version of a book before it is published. He had seen a manuscript of the book. ...discovering an original… …

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  • 9manuscript */ — UK [ˈmænjʊˌskrɪpt] / US [ˈmænjəˌskrɪpt] noun [countable] Word forms manuscript : singular manuscript plural manuscripts 1) a writer s original pages of a book, article, or document before it is published Please send me a copy of your manuscript… …

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  • 10manuscript, typescript — A manuscript is a letter, document, or book written by hand; it is writing as distinguished from print. Manuscript comes from Latin words meaning written by hand, but the term is now applied to an author s copy of a work, whether in longhand or… …

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