1
: a written or typewritten composition or document as distinguished from a printed copy
also
: a document submitted for publication
The library owns the author's original manuscript.
2
: writing as opposed to print
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Noun
The library owns the author's original manuscript.
a copy of the composer's manuscript
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Rev. Scott Grorud, Twin Cities, 31 Mar. 2024
The Black List will then use all available data related to manuscript submissions to determine a shortlist to be shared with Onyx Collective.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 3 Dec. 2024
Bekah Waalkes, The Atlantic, 1 May 2025
Their method could be used to noninvasively study fragile manuscript fragments held in other collections.
—ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
The manuscript evidence for it far exceeds many other events whose authenticity is never questioned.
—Rev. Scott Grorud, Twin Cities, 31 Mar. 2024
The Black List will then use all available data related to manuscript submissions to determine a shortlist to be shared with Onyx Collective.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 3 Dec. 2024
Noun
Written in the 1940s, the manuscript sat in her desk drawer unpublished until 1977—just four years before her death—and it has recently been reissued for American readers.
—Bekah Waalkes, The Atlantic, 1 May 2025
Their method could be used to noninvasively study fragile manuscript fragments held in other collections.
—ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Manuscript.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manuscript. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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