manuscript

Meaning

Adj

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

Noun

1. A book, composition or any other document, written by hand (or manually typewritten), not mechanically reproduced.
2. 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.

Synonyms

draft

script

copy

holograph

ms

writing

book

📖

transcript

typescript

article

MS

paper

codex

handwritten

rough copy

document

scenario

screenplay

scripture

section

text

version

playbook

playscript

written text

written copy

documentation

working drawing

original draft

original manuscript

written by the hand

hand written

original pattern

handwrit

autograph

bill

continuity

copies

copying

cursive

deed

draught

first draft

longhand

manual

notes

🎶

original

papers

replication

Translations

manuscrit

manuscrito

Manuskript

manuscript

manuscrito

manoscritto

χειρόγραφο

handschrift

manuscrit

kopij

Handschrift

Kodex

Abschrift

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmæn.jəˌskɹɪpt/

Etymology

Cognate with Middle High German: hantschrift

Cognate with Old English: handġewrit

Cognate with Old Norse: handrit

In summary

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.