manuscript
Handwritten, or by extension manually typewritten, as opposed to being mechanically reproduced.
Adjective 1 meaning
Handwritten, or by extension manually typewritten, as opposed to being mechanically reproduced.
Noun 2 meanings
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.
Etymology
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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MANUSCRIPT at a glance
MANUSCRIPT has 10 letters and scores 16 points in Scrabble (M 3 + A 1 + N 1 + U 1 + S 1 + C 3 + R 1 + I 1 + P 3 + T 1) and 21 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,940 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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