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manuscript

manuscript is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.A literary or musical composition written with the hand, as distinguished from a printed copy.
  2. 2.Writing, as opposed to print; as, the book exists only in manuscript. Craik. Note: The word is often abbreviated to MS., plural MSS.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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