manuscript

as in handwriting
writing done by hand beautiful, careful manuscript on the school's diplomas

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Recent Examples of manuscript On the piano nobile floor there are rooms that serve as a museum to the famous writer’s legacy containing his personal library and works, including the manuscript for Il Gattopardo. Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025 The manuscript is part of the Suite Vulgate du Merlin, a French-language rendering of the story of King Arthur. Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 13 Apr. 2025 Written in the 1940s, the manuscript sat in her desk drawer unpublished until 1977—just four years before her death—and it has recently been reissued for American readers. Bekah Waalkes, The Atlantic, 1 May 2025 Their method could be used to noninvasively study fragile manuscript fragments held in other collections. ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for manuscript
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Noun
  • There were not enough handwriting samples of John and Frank to make a comparison, and the FBI concluded the card was probably a hoax inspired by the intense and worldwide news coverage.
    CNN.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 12 May 2025
  • Unleash Your Genius With art and the timeless power of handwriting being central to Moleskine’s ethos, Milan Design Week, held last month, was a fitting opportunity for a celebration of pen and paper.
    Nancy Olson, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
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  • These small-business owners often begin as amateurs pursuing a side gig: students moonlighting as wedding photographers, cashiers doing calligraphy after work.
    Adam Iscoe, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Van Sant knows this history well, pointing out that Jobs attributed the aesthetic revolution of early Apple computers to soaking up calligraphy as a dropout hanging around Reed.
    Matt Thompson, SPIN, 3 Feb. 2025

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“Manuscript.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manuscript. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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