The word manuscript corresponds to a book, document or even a piece of music that is written by hand rather than being typed or printed. Manuscripts also denote an authors original copy of a book or article, either handwritten or typed, that hasn’t yet been printed and published.
Origin
The word has been around since 1600. It is derived from Medieval Latin manuscriptum, meaning “document written by hand and Latin manu scriptus for “written by hand”. Manu is from manus for “hand” and scriptus is the past participle of scribere “to write”. Manuscript has been in constant usage over the past two centuries and even witnessed increased usage in recent years.
Usage
The first step to get your work printed is sending your manuscript to various publishers.
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