- 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- an unpublished/original manuscript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.
- She 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
- …
- copy
- write
- prepare
- type
- …
- page
- form
- submission
- …
- in manuscript
- 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
- …
- survive
- illumination
- collection
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from medieval Latin manuscriptus, from manu ‘by hand’ + scriptus ‘written’ (past participle of scribere).
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