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manuscript¹
- /ˈmæn.jəˌskɹɪpt/
Where it comes from
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.
adjective
- Handwritten, or by extension manually typewritten, as opposed to being mechanically reproduced.
manuscript²
- /ˈmæn.jəˌskɹɪpt/
Where it comes from
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.
noun manuscripts · MS · ms · MS. · ms.
- A book, composition or any other document, written by hand (or manually typewritten), not mechanically reproduced. We read in history, that the beauty of an ancient manuscript tempted King Alfred, when a boy at his mother's knee, to learn the letters of the Saxon tongue.
- 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.
Similar: handwrit, autograph, handwriting
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: holograph, ms, handwriting, handwritten, autograph, text, folio, book, copying, publication, transcript, script, article, copy, document, story
noun
Similar: handwrit, autograph, handwriting
Translations
Every language
adj handwritten, or by extension typewritten
| Español | manuscrito |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 手書きの tegaki no |
| 中文 | 手寫的 /手写的 shǒuxiě de |
| हिन्दी | हस्तलिपि hastalipi |
| Português | manuscrito |
| Français | manuscrit |
| Deutsch | Handschrift, Manuskript |
| Italiano | manoscritto |
| Ελληνικά | χειρόγραφο cheirógrafo |
| Русский | рукопи́сный rukopísnyj |
| العربية | مَخْطُوطَة maḵṭūṭa |
noun book, composition or any other document, written by hand
| Español | manuscrito |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 사본 sabon |
| 日本語 | 手書き原稿 tegaki-genkō, 写本 shahon, 手写本 shushabon, マニュスクリプト manyusukuriputo |
| 中文 | 手稿 shǒugǎo, 手抄本 shǒuchāoběn, 原稿 yuángǎo |
| हिन्दी | पांडुलिपि pāṇḍulipi |
| Português | manuscrito |
| Français | manuscrit |
| Deutsch | Handschrift |
| Italiano | manoscritto |
| Ελληνικά | χειρόγραφο cheirógrafo |
| Română | manuscris |
| Русский | ру́копись rúkopisʹ, манускри́пт manuskrípt |
| Tiếng Việt | thủ bản |
| العربية | مَخْطُوطَة maḵṭūṭa, مَخْطُوط maḵṭūṭ |
| עברית | כְּתַב יָד ktav yad |
noun book, article etc, submitted for reproductive publication
| Español | manuscrito |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 原稿 genkō, 草稿 sōkō, 稿本 kōhon, 稿 kō, 記録 kiroku |
| 中文 | 原稿 yuángǎo, 草稿 cǎogǎo |
| Português | manuscrito |
| Français | manuscrit |
| Italiano | manoscritto |
| Ελληνικά | χειρόγραφο cheirógrafo |
| Русский | ру́копись rúkopisʹ, манускри́пт manuskrípt |
Talk about this word "manuscript." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/manuscript. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. manuscript. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/manuscript "manuscript." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/manuscript.Cite this
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title = {manuscript},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/manuscript},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
