From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Manuscript \Man"u*script\, adjective [L. manu scriptus. See {Manual}, and {Scribe}.] Written with or by the hand; not printed; as, a manuscript volume.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Manuscript \Man"u*script\, noun [LL. manuscriptum, lit., something written with the hand. See {Manuscript}, adjective]
1. An original literary or musical composition written by the author, formerly with the hand, now usually by typewriter or word processor. It is contrasted with a printed copy. [1913 Webster +PJC]
2. Writing, as opposed to print; as, the book exists only in manuscript. --Craik.
Note: The word is often abbreviated to MS., plural MSS.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: the form of a literary work submitted for publication [syn: {ms}]
2: handwritten book or document [syn: {holograph}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
109 Moby Thesaurus words for "manuscript": Aldine, Aldine book, Elzevir, Elzevir book, article, autograph, autographic, autography, brainchild, calligraphic, calligraphy, chirographic, chirography, codex, composed matter, composition, computer printout, copy, cradle book, cursive, dead matter, document, draft, early edition, edited version, engrossed, engrossment, essay, fair copy, fiction, final draft, finished version, first draft, first edition, fist, flimsy, flowing, graphanalysis, graphic, graphoanalytic, graphologic, graphology, graphometric, graphometry, hand, handwriting, holograph, holographic, in longhand, in shorthand, in writing, incunabulum, inscribed, italic, italicized, letter, literae scriptae, literary artefact, literary production, literature, live matter, longhand, lucubration, matter, nonfiction, on paper, opus, original, paleography, paper, parchment, penciled, pencraft, penmanship, penned, penscript, piece, piece of writing, play, poem, printed, printed matter, printout, production, rare book, reading matter, recension, running, screed, scrip, script, scription, scriptorial, scriptural, scrive, scroll, second draft, shorthand, standing matter, stylographic, stylography, the written word, transcript, transcription, typescript, version, work, writing, written
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