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manuscript

[man-yuh-skript] / ˈmæn yəˌskrɪpt /
NOUN
book, script
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The manuscript, now housed in the National Central Library of Rome, includes Caedmon's Hymn, a short Old English poem believed to have been composed more than 1,300 years ago.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2026

Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have uncovered an early 9th century manuscript in Rome containing one of the oldest surviving versions of the earliest known poem written in English.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2026

These minute works are packed with detail: Their flickering candles, flitting moths and glowering skulls appear as if they’ve been excavated from some illuminated manuscript belonging to a long-vanished medieval sect.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

But novel science still requires human judgment, and any efficiency gains are likely to be offset by the surge in submissions from authors who can now generate a manuscript in minutes.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

I put on my coat and stick the remaining unread pages of Alex’s rolled-up manuscript in my pocket.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy




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