1. A book, document, or other composition written by hand. 2. A typewritten or handwritten version of a book, an article, a document, or other work, especially the author's own copy, prepared and submitted for publication in print. 3. Handwriting.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Medieval Latin manscrptum, from neuter of manscrptus, handwritten : Latin man, ablative of manus, hand; see man-2 in Appendix I + Latin scrptus, past participle of scrbere, to write; see skrbh- in Appendix I.
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