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manuscript

[man-yuh-skript] / ˈmæn yəˌskrɪpt /
NOUN
book, script
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Other than the official, signed copy at the National Archives, this is the only known parchment manuscript copy in the world.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

The book’s editor, Gina Iaquinta, doesn’t speak Spanish, but when she read the manuscript for the first time, she says the writing made her feel like she did.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Nikki wants to write full-time and believes that a lack of love in her life is stifling her manuscript.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

She includes photocopies of typewritten manuscript pages, heavy with margin notes and marked-through lines.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

The proofreader ran her finger from edit mark to edit mark across the manuscript pages and then checked the other stack to make sure all the edits had been made in the almost-a-book version.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman




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