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Definition of: manuscript
(man′yə·skript) noun
1. Matter written by hand with a pen or the like; a composition in handwriting or typewriting, as distinguished from a printed one. Abbr. MS., plural MSS.
2. A roll or book written before the invention of printing.
—adjective Written by hand. [<Med. L manuscriptus <L manus hand + scriptus, pp. of scribere write]
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