Manuscript

usgb/ˈmænjuskrɪpt/
noun

Handwritten or typed piece of work, especially a book or play before it is published.

The editor received the author's first draft of the manuscript.
Visual representation of "manuscript" - Handwritten or typed piece of work, especially a book or play before it is published.

Often appears as...

  • submit the manuscript
  • edit the manuscript

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Literary,Academic

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Before Publication

Manuscript refers to a work's format before becoming a public document like a book.

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Only a handful of people have seen the manuscript before the novel hit the shelves.
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Editing Process

A manuscript often undergoes extensive editing and revision during its development.

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The manuscript went through three rounds of edits before submission.
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Personal Touch

Manuscripts have an intimate quality since they may contain author notes or corrections.

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The manuscript included the writer's doodles in the margins.
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