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10 Language-to-English DictionariesManuscript
/ˈmæn.jʊ.skrɪpt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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An author's unpublished work, either written by hand or typed, that is submitted for publication.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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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin word 'manus' meaning 'hand' and 'scriptus' meaning 'written', originating in the late 15th century. It originally referred exclusively to books or documents written by hand before the widespread adoption of the printing press, later expanding to include authors' unpublished typewritten or word-processed texts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Manuscript" is said worldwide
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manuscrit
Transliteration: manuscrit
"Il a envoyé son manuscrit à l'éditeur."
Manuskript
Transliteration: Manuskript
"Sie hat ihr Manuskript gestern fertiggestellt."
manoscritto
Transliteration: manoscritto
"Il vecchio manoscritto è conservato nella biblioteca."
manuscrito
Transliteration: manuscrito
"El autor entregó el manuscrito a tiempo."
manuscrito
Transliteration: manuscrito
"O manuscrito foi encontrado no sótão."
पांडुलिपि
Transliteration: pāṇḍulipi
"लेखक ने अपनी पांडुलिपि प्रकाशक को भेज दी है।"
手稿
Transliteration: shǒugǎo
"这部小说的手稿已经完成了。"
원고
Transliteration: wongo
"그 작가는 새 소설의 원고를 탈고했다."
原稿
Transliteration: genkō
"彼女は出版社に原稿を送りました。"
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