English Dictionary: Manuscript' | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Manuscript \Man"u*script\, a. [L. manu scriptus. See {Manual}, and {Scribe}.] Written with or by the hand; not printed; as, a manuscript volume. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Manuscript \Man"u*script\, n. [LL. manuscriptum, lit., something written with the hand. See {Manuscript}, a.] 1. A literary or musical composition written with the hand, as distinguished from a printed copy. 2. Writing, as opposed to print; as, the book exists only in manuscript. --Craik. Note: The word is often abbreviated to MS., plural MSS. |