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Manuscript

/ˈmænjʊskrɪpt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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  1. 1

    An author's unpublished work, either written by hand or typed, that is submitted for publication.

    "She sent her debut novel manuscript to several publishing houses."

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Late Middle English: from Latin manuscriptum, neuter of manuscriptus 'written by hand', from manus 'hand' + scriptus 'written'.

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