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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

[L.

manu scriptus

. See

, and

Written with or by the hand; not printed;

as, a

manuscript

volume

Writing, as opposed to print;

as, the book exists only in

manuscript

Craik.

☞ The word is often abbreviated to

MS.

, plural

MSS.

Noun.

[L. manu scriptum, written with the hand.]

A book or paper written with the hand or pen.

Adj.

Written with the hand; not printed.