1597, from Medieval Latin manuscriptum ("writing by hand"), from Latin manu (ablative of manus ("hand")) + scriptus (past participle of scribere ("to write")), calqued from a word of Germanic origin, compare German, Middle High (ca.1050-1500) hantschrift, hantgeschrift ("manuscript") (c. Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈmænjəˌskɹɪpt/
manuscript (not comparable)
- handwritten, or by extension manually typewritten, as opposed to being mechanically reproduced.
- French: manuscrit
- German: Handscrift, Manuskript
- Italian: manoscritto
- Portuguese: manuscrito
- Russian: рукопи́сный
- Spanish: manuscrito
manuscript (plural manuscripts)
- 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.
- ms#Abbreviation|ms or ms.
- French: manuscrit
- German: Handschrift
- Italian: manoscritto
- Portuguese: manuscrito
- Russian: ру́копись
- Spanish: manuscrito
- French: manuscrit
- Italian: manoscritto
- Portuguese: manuscrito
- Russian: ру́копись
- Spanish: manuscrito
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