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manuscript

/ˈmæn.jəˌskɹɪpt/noun3 syllables

Manuscript means: the form of a literary work submitted for publication.

Synonyms for manuscript5

noun, as in the form of a literary work submitted for publication

noun, as in handwritten book or document

holograph

also used for manuscript

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What does manuscript mean?2

noun

1

the form of a literary work submitted for publication

2

handwritten book or document

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Manuscript in a sentence

  • Whenever he finished a manuscript, he would let me read it.Amastan
  • Hey, could you send over a stack of manuscripts straight away?sharris123
  • Many other similar disconcerting omissions will be noticed in the manuscript.CM
  • The manuscript had been written out by hand.unknown
  • She proofread the manuscript before printing the book.Amastan
  • I have been writing this manuscript for a year.CC
  • The author revised his manuscript over and over again.unknown
  • He is writing the manuscript over and over again.unknown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of manuscript

as a noun

plural
manuscripts