manuscript
A book, composition or any other document, written by hand, not mechanically reproducedA book, composition or any other document, written by hand (or manually typewritten), not mechanically reproduced.
» The editor glanced over the manuscript.
Редактор пробежал глазами рукопись.
Meaning
2 sensesA book, composition or any other document, written by hand (or manually typewritten), not mechanically reproduced.
Handschrift
ру́кописьrúkopisʹ, манускри́птmanuskrípt
руко́писrukópys, манускри́птmanuskrýpt
handwritten book or document
A single, original copy of a book, article, composition etc, written by hand or even printed, submitted as original for (copy-editing and) reproductive publication.
ру́кописьrúkopisʹ, манускри́птmanuskrípt
Examples
69 sentencesThe editor glanced over the manuscript.
ruРедактор пробежал глазами рукопись. — fjay69
Tom gave Mary a copy of his manuscript.
I've been writing this manuscript for a year.
He showed me the manuscript of his new play.
ruОн показал мне рукопись своей новой пьесы. — marafon
deEr zeigte mir das Manuskript seines neuen Stückes. — samueldora
Tom gave a copy of his manuscript to Mary.
Translations
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Origin
From Medieval Latin manūscrīptum (“writing by hand”), a calque of Germanic origin: compareFrom Medieval Latin manūscrīptum (“writing by hand”), a calque of Germanic origin: compare Middle Low German hantschrift (“manuscript, document”), Middle Dutch hantscrift (“manuscript”) (c. 1451), Old High German hantgiskrīb (“handwriting, document, manuscript”), Middle High German hantschrift, hantgeschrift (“manuscript”) (c. 1450), Old English handġewrit (“what is written by hand, deed, contract, manuscript”) (before 1150), Old Norse handrit (“manuscript”) (before 1300). Not found in Classical Latin.
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