Manuscript

Adjective

 * 1) Which is handwritten, or by extension typewritten, as opposed to mechanical reproduction

Noun

 * 1) A book, composition or any other document, (type)written by hand, not mechanically reproduced.
 * 2) 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.

Abbreviations

 * ms or ms.

Derived terms

 * manuscriptal
 * manuscription

Synonyms

 * handwrit
 * autograph
 * handwriting

Related terms

 * script

Adjectives for Manuscript
maltreated; moldered; crabbed; blazoned; lost; delusive; illuminated; scrawly; cuneiform; original; religious; written; quaint; typed; rare; valuable; long-penned.

Verbs for Manuscript
acknowledge—; approve—; attest—; compile—; cull—; decipher—; decline—; edit—; engross in—; polish—; publish—; reject—; rewrite—; scratch out—; scrawl—; scribble—; transcribe—; witness—.

Thesaurus
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

Etymology
1597, from manuscriptum:, from  manu: + scriptus:, calqued from a word of  origin, compare  hantschrift:, hantgeschrift:,  handgewrit:,  handrit:.

Adjective

 * Catalan: manuscrit
 * Dutch: handgeschreven, geschreven
 * French:
 * German: ,
 * Greek:


 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 手書きの
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: рукописный
 * Serbian: рукописни, руком писани
 * Spanish:

Noun

 * Armenian:, ձեռագիր
 * Catalan: manuscrit
 * Croatian:
 * Czech:
 * Danish: ,
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto: manuskripto, manskribaĵo
 * Estonian: käsikiri
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Georgian:
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian:
 * Hungarian:
 * Hungarian:
 * Hungarian:


 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 手書き原稿, 写本, 手写本, マニュスクリプト
 * Norwegian:
 * Polish: rękopis, manuskrypt
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Serbian:
 * Spanish: manuscrito
 * Swedish:, handskrift
 * Turkish:
 * Spanish: manuscrito
 * Swedish:, handskrift
 * Turkish:


 * Armenian: բնագիր, ձեռագիր
 * Catalan: manuscrit, original
 * Croatian:
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto: manuskripto
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Greek:


 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 原稿, 草稿, 稿本, 稿, 記録
 * Norwegian:
 * Polish: maszynopis, rękopis
 * Russian: ,
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Serbian:
 * Swedish:


 * : dorëshkrim
 * : ръкопис
 * : 草 (cǎo), 稿 (gǎo), 手稿 (shǒugǎo)
 * : käsikiri
 * : manuskrito, orihinal
 * :, , Kodex
 * : כְּתַב יָד
 * : हस्तलेख, हस्तलिपि
 * : naskah
 * : हस्तलेख, हस्तलिपि
 * : naskah


 * : 사본 (sabon), 원고 (wongo)
 * : rokraksts, manuskripts
 * : rankraštis, manuskriptas
 * : manuskritt
 * : manuscris
 * : rokopis
 * : (èkgàsăan têe kĭan dûay meu),  (dtôn chàbàp),  (dtôn râang),  (rábàp)
 * : el yazması
 * : (èkgàsăan têe kĭan dûay meu),  (dtôn chàbàp),  (dtôn râang),  (rábàp)
 * : el yazması
 * : el yazması

Noun

 * 1) A manuscript, written (not printed) text or composition
 * 2) A manuscript submitted for reproductive publication

Synonyms

 * (not reproduced) handschrift