What does "manuscript" mean?
Manuscript: A literary or musical composition written with the hand, as distinguished from a printed copy.
Additional senses
- 2.Writing, as opposed to print; as, the book exists only in manuscript. Craik. Note: The word is often abbreviated to MS., plural MSS.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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