Added 9 October 2026
manuscript
/ˈmæn.jəˌskɹɪpt/ adjective
Latin root: manūscrīptus Wiktionary
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- Handwritten, or by extension manually typewritten, as opposed to being mechanically reproduced.
noun
- A book, composition or any other document, written by hand (or manually typewritten), not mechanically reproduced.
- 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.
Origin
1597, from Medieval Latin manūscrīptus, a calque of Germanic origin, equivalent to Latin manū (ablative of manus (“hand”)) + Latin scrīptus (past participle of scribere (“to write”)). Not found in Classical Latin.
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