Hypertext Webster Gateway: "manuscript"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Manuscript \Man"u*script\, a. [L. manu scriptus. See {Manual},
and {Scribe}.]
Written with or by the hand; not printed; as, a manuscript
volume.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Manuscript \Man"u*script\, n. [LL. manuscriptum, lit., something
written with the hand. See {Manuscript}, a.]
1. A literary or musical composition written with the hand,
as distinguished from a printed copy.
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) 1.7 (wn)
manuscript
n 1: the form of a literary work submitted for publication [syn:
{ms}]
2: handwritten book or document [syn: {holograph}]
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