noun
1 copy of a book that has not yet been printed
ADJECTIVE
▪ original
▪ autograph , handwritten
▪
the original autograph ~ of the poem
▪ unpublished
▪ unsolicited
▪ draft
▪ unfinished
▪ completed
▪ book
▪ literary , music , musical
… OF MANUSCRIPT
▪ copy
▪
I only have one copy of the ~.
VERB + MANUSCRIPT
▪ write
▪ prepare
▪ type
▪ edit , improve , revise
▪ complete , finish
▪ send , submit
▪
He submitted the ~ for publication.
▪ review
▪ accept , reject
▪
He was delighted when the ~ was accepted for publication.
▪ publish
MANUSCRIPT + NOUN
▪ page
▪ form
▪
The text ran to dozens of pages in ~ form.
▪ submission
▪ reviewer
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
▪
Her autobiography remained in ~ (= was not published) .
2 very old book/document, written by hand
ADJECTIVE
▪ ancient , early , medieval , old
▪ rare
▪ surviving
▪
the surviving ~ of ‘Beowulf’
▪ illuminated , illustrated
MANUSCRIPT + VERB
▪ survive
▪
earlier ~s which no longer survive
MANUSCRIPT + NOUN
▪ illumination
▪ collection