English · Word Candidate

manuscript

/ˈmæn.jəˌskɹɪpt/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: manuscripts

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Handwritten, or by extension manually typewritten, as opposed to being mechanically reproduced.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

viết tay hoặc gõ bằng tay

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Adjective

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A book, composition or any other document, written by hand (or manually typewritten), not mechanically reproduced.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

tài liệu viết tay hoặc gõ bằng tay

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Noun

Examples

In the old days, to my commonplace and unobserving mind, he gave no evidences of genius whatsoever. He never read me any of his manuscripts, […], and therefore my lack of detection of his promise may in some degree be pardoned.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

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.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

bản sao gốc viết tay hoặc in

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Noun

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “manuscript” mean?

Handwritten, or by extension manually typewritten, as opposed to being mechanically reproduced.

Is “manuscript” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

👁 Views 0 today 0 past 7 days 0 this month 0 all time