manuscript English · revision 15081

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=1571|origins=la manus, la scrībō}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈmæn.jə.skrɪpt/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|la-med|manūscrīptum|t=document written by hand]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) from [[la|manū scrīptus|t=written by hand]], from [[m|la|manū]], the ablative of [[m|la|manus|t=hand]], and [[m|la|scrīptus]], the past participle of [[m|la|scrībō|t=to write]] (see [[scribe]]).^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)^(MWU 2024)^(NODE 1998) Barnhart notes that Latin already had a word for a manuscript, so the Medieval Latin word may be a loan translation of a Greek word for a handwritten document.^(Barnhart 1988)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The noun: 1571 in Merriam-Webster, 1600 in Barnhart and the OED, about 1600 in Etymonline.^(MWU 2024)^(Barnhart 1988)^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline) The adjective, written by hand, is from 1597.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It first meant especially a book written before printing came into general use.^(OED 1989) An author's unprinted work, the copy sent to a printer, is from 1607,^(OED 1989) figurative uses from 1622,^(OED 1989) and handwriting in general from 1875.^(OED 1989) The abbreviation is MS, plural MSS.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1571 – a manuscript.^(MWU 2024)

+ * 1597 – handwritten (adjective).^(OED 1989)

+ * 1600 – a book written before printing.^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1988)

+ * 1607 – an author's copy.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1875 – handwriting in general.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A book or document written by hand, especially one made before printing.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # An author's original handwritten or typed copy of a work, submitted for publication.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # Handwriting, as opposed to print.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ===Adjective===

+ # Written by hand; not printed.^(OED 1989)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[manuscriptal]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[script]]

+ * [[typescript]]

+ * [[manual]]

+ * [[scribe]]

+ * [[manufacture]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}