Manuscript
['mænjʊskrɪpt] or ['mænjuskrɪpt]
Definition
(noun.) the form of a literary work submitted for publication.
(noun.) handwritten book or document.
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Definition
(a.) Written with or by the hand; not printed; as, a manuscript volume.
(a.) A literary or musical composition written with the hand, as distinguished from a printed copy.
(a.) Writing, as opposed to print; as, the book exists only in manuscript.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Copy, written paper.
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Definition
adj. written by the hand: not printed.—n. a book or paper written by the hand.—adj. Manuscript′al.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of manuscript in an unfinished state, forebodes disappointment. If finished and clearly written, great hopes will be realized. If you are at work on manuscript, you will have many fears for some cherished hope, but if you keep the blurs out of your work you will succeed in your undertakings. If it is rejected by the publishers, you will be hopeless for a time, but eventually your most sanguine desires will become a reality. If you lose it, you will be subjected to disappointment. If you see it burn, some work of your own will bring you profit and much elevation.
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Examples
- I wish to express my gratitude also to Miss Florence Bonnet for aid in the correction of the manuscript. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- At last he grasped the manuscript upon which Jane Porter had been writing, and as cautiously withdrew his arm and hand, holding the precious treasure. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- It would seem that the manuscript is here imperfect, for we do not find the reasons which finally induce the curtal Friar to amend the King's cheer. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- She had just copied them with great care, and had destroyed the old manuscript, so that Amy's bonfire had consumed the loving work of several years. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- The Oriental noblemen had removed their own illuminated manuscript, and had removed nothing else. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- If any copies were handed about, they must have been in manuscript, and each copy must have been liable to errors and deliberate falsification. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Accordingly, she read to me from the manuscript, and I took the notes I wanted as she went on. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- This present book is being written in manuscript; it is then taken by a typist and typewritten very accurately. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I did so, and the manuscript was returned without an observation. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Love me, love my dog, said I to myself, and, trusting to providence for what was to follow, I put the words down in my manuscript. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Parts of a manuscript lay scattered about. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- I can hardly believe that the manuscript is genuine, though it certainly is not in my friend's hand. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- I have never told this story, nor shall mortal man see this manuscript until after I have passed over for eternity. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- I have drifted along hopelessly for a hundred pages of manuscript without knowing where to commence. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Contrast with that the tedious unfolding of a rolled manuscript. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The residue and remainder of all my books, manuscripts, and papers, I do give to my grandson William Temple Franklin. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- He collected vast numbers of manuscripts, had strange animals brought from distant land s to Alexandria, and otherwise promoted scientific research. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Here was begun the copying of manuscripts, and the preparation of compendiums treating of gramma r, dialectic, rhetoric, arithmetic, astronomy, music, and geometry. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Arabic paper manuscripts from the ninth century onward still exist. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Nothing will be added, altered or removed, in her manuscript, or in any of the other manuscripts which pass through my hands. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- He was shown into the library, where often a score of monks were busied in making copies of old manuscripts. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- I pointed to the two manuscripts, lying on the table between us. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Half-finished boats and bits of string lay among the manuscripts. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- But Jo got out her desk and began to overhaul her half-finished manuscripts. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Letters, manuscripts, books, and bundles can be passed in there, and as each nation has a key, it will be uncommonly nice, I fancy. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Among them are manuscripts from the archives of nearly two thousand families, monasteries and convents. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- It is always a pleasure to examine thy manuscripts. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- He carried the Ars Moriendi there, and found the Abbot in the library, looking over the manuscripts of several monks. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- These extant manuscripts date from the seventh century onward. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Manuscripts as early as the twelfth century display initial letters that may have been printed from wooden stamps. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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