MANUSCRIPT


Meaning of MANUSCRIPT in English

abbreviation ms (plural mss) [noun] [C] - the original copy of a book or article before it is printedHe sent the 400-page manuscript to his publisher two months late.I read the book in manuscript before any changes were made.A manuscript is also an old document or book written by hand in the times before printing was invented.It is thought that the manuscript is the work of a monk and dates from the twelfth century.

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.