Definition of MANUSCRIPT

manuscript

Meanings

Plural: manuscripts

Noun

  • the form of a literary work submitted for publication
  • handwritten book or document
  • A book, composition or any other document, written by hand (or manually typewritten), not mechanically reproduced.
  • 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.

Adj

  • Handwritten, or by extension manually typewritten, as opposed to being mechanically reproduced.

Origin / 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.

Scrabble Score: 16

manuscript is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
manuscript is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
manuscript is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 21

manuscript is a valid Words With Friends word