manuscript
/ˈmæn.jəˌskɹɪpt/ adjective, noun
- adjective Handwritten, or by extension manually typewritten, as opposed to being mechanically reproduced.
- noun A book, composition or any other document, written by hand (or manually typewritten), not mechanically reproduced.
- noun 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.
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Etymology
1597, from Medieval Latin manūscrīptus, a calque of Germanic origin, equivalent to Latin manū (ablative of manus (“hand”)) + Latin scrīptus (past participle of scribere (“to write”)). Not found in Classical Latin.
From Medieval Latin manūscrīptum (“writing by hand”), a calque of Germanic origin: compare Middle Low German hantschrift (“manuscript, document”), Middle Dutch hantscrift (“manuscript”) (c. 1451), Old High German hantgiskrīb (“handwriting, document, manuscript”), Middle High German hantschrift, hantgeschrift (“manuscript”) (c. 1450), Old English handġewrit (“what is written by hand, deed, contract, manuscript”) (before 1150), Old Norse handrit (“manuscript”) (before 1300). Not found in Classical Latin.
Webster’s 1913
- adjective Written with or by the hand; not printed; as, a manuscript volume.
- noun A literary or musical composition written with the hand, as distinguished from a printed copy.
- noun Writing, as opposed to print; as, the book exists only in manuscript. Craik.
Etymology [L. manu scriptus. See Manual, and Scribe.]
Etymology [LL. manuscriptum, lit., something written with the hand. See Manuscript, a.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “manuscript”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details